chastise

Meaning

1. (transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
2. (transitive) To castigate; to scold or censure.

Synonyms

punish

castigate

discipline

chasten

correct

scourge

penalize

whip

objurgate

scold

reprove

reprimand

flog

advise

admonish

condemn

coerce

chide

teach someone a lesson

instruct

cleanse

beat

give someone a lesson

repress

subdue

purify

expurgate

call down

quell

thrash

drub

bullyrag

darn

brush down

comb

bring up

penalise

clobber

blow up

belabour

mag

🔍

lash

lambast

blow

keelhaul

miscall

jump on

chew up

inveigh

blast

Translations

castigare

castigar

züchtigen

châtier

punir

strafen

punire

bestrafen

sanctionner

tuchtigen

castigar

castigar

corriger

afstraffen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tʃæˈstaɪz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: chastisen

In summary

From Middle English chastisen, from Old French chastier, from Latin castīgō. See also the doublets chasten and castigate and cf. also chaste.