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chastise
[chas-tahyz, chas-tahyz]
verb (used with object)
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
Synonyms: , , , , ,to criticize severely.
Archaic.Ìýto restrain; chasten.
Archaic.Ìýto refine; purify.
chastise
/ tʃæsˈtaɪz-, tʃæsˈtaɪz, ˈtʃæstɪzmənt /
verb
to discipline or punish, esp by beating
to scold severely
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- chastisable adjective
- chastisement noun
- chastiser noun
- nonchastisement noun
- self-chastise verb (used with object)
- self-chastisement noun
- unchastisable adjective
- unchastising adjective
- ³¦³ó²¹²õˈ³Ù¾±²õ±ð°ù noun
- ³¦³ó²¹²õˈ³Ù¾±²õ²¹²ú±ô±ð adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of chastise1
Example Sentences
Republicans continued Friday to chastise Padilla, using words like “launch,†“lunge†and “bum rush†to describe Padilla’s behavior as he began to try to pose a question to Noem at Thursday’s news conference.
In one of her more judgmental essays titled “Marrying Absurd,†Joan Didion chastises those who choose to get married in Las Vegas.
O’Shea, a former editor of The Times, remembered how at one news meeting, Alhurra journalists were chastised for talking to Hamas representatives, because such interviews drew the ire of congressional officials.
The strike comes as other unions have begun to publicly chastise the L.A.
Judge Xinis' 22-page opinion chastises US officials for claiming that there was little they could do to remedy what they have described as an "administrative error" that led to his deportation.
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