chastise
English
Alternative forms
- chastize (archaic in British English and rare in American English)
Etymology
From Old French chastier, from Latin castigo. See also the doublets chasten, castigate and cf. also chaste.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʃæˈstaɪz/
- Rhymes: -aɪz
Verb
chastise (third-person singular simple present chastises, present participle chastising, simple past and past participle chastised)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:reprehend
Translations
to punish or scold
See also
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