单词 | chastise |
释义 | 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. 4. Archaic. to refine; purify. [1275-1325; ME chastisen, equiv. to chasti(en) to CHASTEN + -s- < ? + -en inf. suffix] Syn. 1. punish, castigate; whip, beat, flog, spank. |
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