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chastise

/tʃæsˈtaɪz/cha-STYZ
/tʃæsˈtaɪz/cha-STYZ

Meaningto make pure

Common meaning: to rebuke severely

Journey through time

  1. Frenchcharlatan
  2. Englishchastise‘to rebuke severely’ · today

chast also in: chasteincestcastigate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin castus ‘morally pure’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry castus, p. 97 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry CASTE, p. 97 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • castus Latin “morally pure”

Related words

castecastigatechasteincest

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