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chastisechas‧tise /tʃæˈstaɪz/ verb [transitive] chastiseOrigin: 1300-1400 chaste ‘to chasten’; ➔ CHASTEN VERB TABLEchastise |
Present | I, you, we, they | chastise | | he, she, it | chastises | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | chastised | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have chastised | | he, she, it | has chastised | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had chastised | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will chastise | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have chastised |
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Present | I | am chastising | | he, she, it | is chastising | | you, we, they | are chastising | Past | I, he, she, it | was chastising | | you, we, they | were chastising | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been chastising | | he, she, it | has been chastising | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been chastising | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be chastising | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been chastising |
- Coleman chastised the board for not taking action sooner.
- Fool! she chastised herself, giving herself a shake as the buzzer on the microwave announced that the chicken was ready.
- Juditha Brown sent a personal letter to the judge chastising her for her ruling.
- Just a flirt, she chastised herself, and probably a married flirt for all that.
- The traditional whipping-stick the accusation of being photographic used to chastise artists was now extended to include cinematography.
- Then some old women placed themselves at the front of the mob, alternately calming the children and half-heartedly chastising them.
- Tom chastises her for her past recklessness but agrees.
1formal to criticize someone severely: ‘You’re a fool,’ she chastised herself.2 old-fashioned to physically punish someone—chastisement noun [countable, uncountable] |