Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: chastise
IPA transcription: [tʃæst'aɪz]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct
    Meaning: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
Usage examples
  • "The Professor'll take you over his knee and chastise you with his shoe, if you don't watch sharp," said Stacy.
  • Yet they were destined not to pass the night without a further disturbance, though the Professor did not use his shoe to chastise the noisy ones.
  • O Varuna, whatever the offence may be That we as men commit against the heavenly folk, When through our want of thought we violate thy laws, Chastise us not, O god, for that iniquity.
  • The principal eunuch of Justinian the Second, threatened to chastise the Empress, his master's wife, in the manner that children are chastised at school, if she did not obey his orders.