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Punish vs Chastize - What's the difference?

punish | chastize |

As verbs the difference between punish and chastize

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

punish

English

Verb

(es)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

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

    Derived terms

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

    Related terms

    * pain

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    chastize

    English

    Verb

    (chastiz)

    • Usage notes

    The z spelling is archaic in British English, but appears occasionally in modern American writings.