- CHASTISE SEVERELY
- [V]CONCASTIGO (-ARE -AVI -ATUM)
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CHASTISE SEVERELY
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chastise — ► VERB ▪ reprimand severely. DERIVATIVES chastisement noun chastiser noun … English terms dictionary
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 — chas|tise [tʃæˈstaız] v [T] [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 n … Dictionary of contemporary English
chastise — verb reprimand severely. ↘dated punish, especially by beating. Derivatives chastisement noun chastiser noun Origin ME: appar. formed irregularly from the obs. verb chaste (see chasten) … English new terms dictionary
chastise — verb (T) 1 formal to criticize someone severely: He should be chastised for his insolence. 2 old fashioned to physically punish someone chastisement noun (C, U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chastise — chas•tise [[t]tʃæsˈtaɪz, ˈtʃæs taɪz[/t]] v. t. tised, tis•ing 1) to discipline, esp. by corporal punishment 2) to criticize severely 3) archaic to chasten • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME, appar. alter. of chastien to chasten chas•tise•ment ˈtʃæs tɪz… … From formal English to slang
chastise — v.tr. 1 rebuke or reprimand severely. 2 punish, esp. by beating. Derivatives: chastisement n. chastiser n. Etymology: ME, app. irreg. formed f. obs. verbs chaste, chasty: see CHASTEN … Useful english dictionary
Operation Chastise — Part of the Second World War The Möhne dam on the day following the attacks … Wikipedia
Lay it on — 1. exaggerate; 2. chastise severely … Dictionary of Australian slang
lay it on — Australian Slang 1. exaggerate; 2. chastise severely … English dialects glossary
