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Meaning
Verb
●
To
punish
, especially by
corporal
punish
ment.
●
To
castigate
; to
scold
or censure.
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Origin
chastise
English
chastier
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
castigare
Latin
castigo
Latin
castus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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