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Date: 1300-1400
Origin: chaste 'to chasten'; CHASTEN

chastise

 verb
     
chas‧tise [transitive]
1 formal to criticize someone severely:
'You're a fool,' she chastised herself.
2 old-fashioned to physically punish someone
—chastisement noun [uncountable and countable]
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