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chastisechastise /tʃæˈstaɪz, ˈtʃæstaɪz/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYchastiseOrigin: 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 |
1formal to criticize someone severely: Coleman chastised the board for not taking action sooner.2old-fashioned to physically punish someone—chastisement noun [countable, uncountable] |