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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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}. | |
