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chastising |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Chastise \Chas*tise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastised}; p. pr & vb n. {Chastising}.] [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending -isen + modern -ise, ize, L. izare, G. ?. See {Chasten}.] 1. 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. How fine my master is! I am afraid He will chastise me --Shak. I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting chemists thus discovered and chastised. --Boyle. 2. To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses. The gay, social sense by decency chastised. --Thomson. Syn: See {Chasten}.
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