chastise
verb
chas·tise
ˈcha-ˌstīz
(ˌ)cha-ˈstīz
chastised; chastising
1
: to censure severely : castigate
The coach chastised the players for their mistakes.
2
: to inflict punishment on (as by whipping)
3
archaic
: chasten sense 2
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