Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chastise \Chas*tise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastised}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Chastising}.] [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending -isen
   + modern -ise, ize, L. izare, G. ?. 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}.