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Word: Chastise
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: apparently formed irregularly from the obsolete verb chaste (see chasten)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tʃaˈstʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
rebuke or reprimand severely
Short Definition:rebuke or reprimand severely
Examples:- he chastised his colleagues for their laziness
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