Chastise
Translation- Chastise
- Chastise Chas*tise" (ch[a^]s*t[imac]z"; ch[a^]s"t[imac]z), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastised} (ch[a^]s*t[imac]zd"); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Chastising}.] [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending -isen
+ modern -ise, -ize, L. -izare, Gr. -i`zein. 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.
[1913 Webster]
How fine my master is! I am afraid He will chastise me. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting chemists thus discovered and chastised. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
2. To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses. [1913 Webster]
The gay, social sense, by decency chastised. --Thomson.
3. To criticize (a person) strongly and directly in order to correct behavior.
Syn: castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct, dress down. [PJC]
Syn: See {Chasten}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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chastise — v. 1) подвергать наказанию (особ. телесному) 2) = chasten 1) Syn:see discipline … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
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chastise — tʃæsˈtaɪz гл. 1) бить. пороть, сечь (подвергать телесному наказанию) 2) карать, наказывать Syn : punish, chasten, discipline 2. 3) жестоко критиковать … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
chastise — transitive verb (chastised; chastising) Etymology: Middle English chastisen, alteration of chasten Date: 14th century 1. to inflict punishment on (as by whipping) 2. to censure severely … New Collegiate Dictionary
chastise — chastisable, adj. chastisement /chas tiz meuhnt, chas tuyz /, n. chastiser, n. /chas tuyz , chas tuyz/, v.t., chastised, chastising. 1. to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment. 2. to criticize severely. 3. Archaic. to restrain; chasten … Universalium
chastise — verb /ˈtʃæstaɪz/ To punish or scold someone … Wiktionary
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