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chastise: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

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read the riot act collapse

reprove collapse

avenge collapse

chide collapse

visit upon collapse

upbraid collapse

penalize collapse

castigate collapse: inflict severe punishment on

settle with collapse

reprehend collapse: express strong disapproval of

flog collapse: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"

rebuke collapse: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

chasten collapse: restrain or temper

admonish collapse: take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

take to task collapse

straighten out collapse

spank collapse: a slap with the flat of the hand; give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

set straight collapse

punish collapse: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

lecture collapse: teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class); a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"; a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"; deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

reprimand collapse: rebuke formally

scold collapse: someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

pillory collapse: a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn; punish by putting in a pillory; expose to ridicule or public scorn

deal with collapse

scourge collapse: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor); punish severely; excoriate

take down collapse: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

chaste collapse: morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"; abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse; pure and simple in design or style; "a chaste border of conventionalized flowers"

set down collapse: cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place; "set down your bags here"; put or settle into a position; "The hotel was set down at the bottom of the valley"

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