chastise /tʃæˈstaɪz/ verb2 •To castigate; to scold or censure.My urban, academic friends chastise me for romanticizing rural life. — 1995 •To punish, especially by corporal punishment.And now whereas my father did lade you with a heauy yoke, I wil adde to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whippes, but I will chastise you with scorpions. — 1611 formschastised · chastising · chastises · chastiseth · chastisest