chastise
[ chas-tahyz, chas-tahyz ]
/ tʃæsˈtaɪz, ˈtʃæs taɪz /
verb (used with object), chas·tised, chas·tis·ing.
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
to criticize severely.
Archaic.
to restrain; chasten.
Archaic.
to refine; purify.
Origin of chastise
1275–1325; Middle English
chastisen, equivalent to
chasti(en) to
chasten +
-s- < ? +
-en infinitive suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM chastise
Words nearby chastise
chassis,
chassé,
chaste,
chaste tree,
chasten,
chastise,
chastisement,
chastity,
chastity belt,
chasuble,
chat
Example sentences from the Web for chastise
British Dictionary definitions for chastise
chastise
/ (tʃæsˈtaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to discipline or punish, esp by beating
to scold severely
Derived forms of chastise
chastisable, adjective chastisement (ˈtʃæstɪzmənt, tʃæsˈtaɪz-), noun chastiser, nounWord Origin for chastise
C14
chastisen, irregularly from
chastien to
chasten