chastise v. + Add to list US //tʃæˈstaɪz// UK //tʃˈɑːstaɪz// chas·tise SynonymsEtymology Synonyms castigatechastencorrectobjurgateOriginLATcastīgō→OFRchastier→MEchastisen→ENchastise From Middle English chastisen, from Old French chastier, from Latin castīgō. See also the doublets chasten and castigate and cf. also chaste.