CHASTISE

[chas.tise] vt chas.tised ; chas.tis.ing [ME chastisen, alter. of chasten] (14c) 1: to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)

2: to censure severely: castigate 3 archaic: chasten

2. syn see punish -- chas.tise.ment n -- chas.tis.er n