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CHASTISE

\t͡ʃˈasta͡ɪz], \t‍ʃˈasta‍ɪz], \tʃ_ˈa_s_t_aɪ_z]\

Definitions of CHASTISE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To correct by punishment.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To inflict punishment upon for the purpose of correction: to reduce to order or to obedience.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To correct with the rod.
To punish, as an enemy. chastize.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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