chastise[verb]Synonyms:- scold, berate, castigate, censure, correct, discipline, upbraid
- beat, flog, lash, lick
(informal), punish, scourge, whip
Related Words: baste,
beat,
belabor,
pummel,
thrash [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
chas‧tise /tʃæˈstaɪz/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1300-1400;
Origin: chaste 'to chasten'; ⇒ chasten]
1. formal to criticize someone severely:
‘You’re a fool,’ she chastised herself.2. old-fashioned to physically punish someone
—chastisement noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲