Punish vs Chastise - What's the difference?

Chastise is a synonym of punish.

is that punish is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action while chastise is to punish or scold someone.

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To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.

To cause great harm to. (a punishing blow )

To dumb down severely or to the point of uselessness or near-uselessness.

* (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct ) castigate

* punishable * punisher (noun ) * punishment (noun ) * (l) and (l) (through portmanteau with (etyl) )

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

To punish or scold someone.

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