vt to reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.
2. chastise ·vt to inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes.
vt to reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.
2. chastise ·vt to inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes.
Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012