# chastise

> English word · Verb · IPA /tʃæˈstaɪz/ · frequency rank #51,018

## Definitions
1. To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
2. To castigate; to scold or censure.

## Etymology
From Middle English chastisen, from Old French chastier, from Latin castīgō. See also the doublets chasten and castigate and cf. also chaste.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chastise