Chas*tise" (chăs*tīz"), v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Chastised (-
tīzd"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Chastising.] [OE. chastisen; chastien +
ending -isen + modern -ise, -ize, L. -
izare, Gr. -i`zein. See Chasten.]
1. To inflict pain upon, by means of
stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or
reformation; to punish, as with stripes.
How fine my master is! I am afraid
He will chastise me.
Shak.
I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting
chemists thus discovered and chastised.
Boyle.
2. To reduce to order or obedience; to
correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.
The gay, social sense, by decency
chastised.
Thomson.
Syn. -- See Chasten.