chastise

Verb
  1. Censure severely (synset 200825981)
    "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
    hypernym: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce - censure severely or angrily
    hyponym: flame - criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium
    synonym: castigate, chasten, correct, objurgate

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