chastise
- (transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
- (transitive) To castigate; to scold or censure.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/tʃæˈstaɪz/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English chastisen, from Old French chastier, from Latin castīgō. See also the doublets chasten and castigate and cf. also chaste.
give someone a lesson
belabour
castigare
castigar
züchtigen
châtier
tuchtigen
castigar
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