Dictionary Entry
chastise
chastise is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 13 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.
- 3verb
censure severely
"She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
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