Flay vs Chastise - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between flay and chastise

is that flay is to cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening) while chastise is to punish or scold someone.

is a fright; a scare.

From (etyl) flayen, flaien, fleien, from (etyl) .

* (l) (Yorkshire) * (l), (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)

(en verb)

To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).

To frighten; scare; terrify.

To be fear-stricken.

* (l)

(en noun)

A fright; a scare.

Fear; a source of fear; a formidable matter; a fearsome or repellent-looking individual.

* (l)

From (etyl) flean from (etyl) .

to strip skin off

to lash

* (remove the skin of) fleece, flense, skin

* chastize (archaic in British English and rare in American English)

To punish or scold someone.

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