CHASTISE


Meaning of CHASTISE in English

v.tr. 1 rebuke or reprimand severely. 2 punish, esp. by beating. chastisement n. chastiser n.

[ ME, app. irreg. formed f. obs. verbs chaste, chasty: see CHASTEN ]

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