verb
1.
Synonyms: punish 1, chasten, chastise, correct, discipline
Related Word: baste, beat, belabor, drub, pummel, thrash; berate, rail, rate, tongue-lash, upbraid, wig; penalize
2.
Synonyms: lambaste 3, blister, excoriate, flay, lash (into), scarify, scathe, scorch, scourge, slash