CHASTISE


Meaning of CHASTISE in English

v.tr.

1. rebuke or reprimand severely.

2 punish, esp. by beating.

Derivatives:

chastisement n. chastiser n.

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

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.