chastise

//tʃæˈstaɪz//
C1Frequency Level 12Formal
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Verb

chastiseInfinitive
chastisePresent tense
chastisedPast tense
chastisedPast participle
chastisingPresent participle
chastisesThird-person singular
1

To rebuke or reprimand severely, especially for wrongdoing.

The teacher chastised the student for cheating on the exam.

2

To punish, especially by beating, in order to correct or discipline.

In the past, teachers would chastise students with a cane for misbehaving.