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The [[verb]] 'to '''chastise'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> is one of those verbs ending in the sound 'EYES' ({{IPA|aɪz}}) for which, despite the advice in [[-ise - -ize]], the spelling with '''-ise''' "is compulsory" ([[A Dictionary of Modern English Usage|Burchfield's ''Fowler'']]). Its general meaning is 'to punish', and particularly 'to inflict corporal punishment on'. | The [[verb]] 'to '''chastise'''<nowiki>'</nowiki> is one of those verbs ending in the sound 'EYES' ({{IPA|aɪz}}) for which, despite the advice in [[-ise - -ize]], the spelling with '''-ise''' "is compulsory" ([[A Dictionary of Modern English Usage|Burchfield's ''Fowler'']]). Its general meaning is 'to punish', and particularly 'to inflict corporal punishment on'. | ||
| − | ::In the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]], when Rehoboam, the new king and successsor to [[Solomon]], wishes to impose himself brutally on | + | ::In the [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]], when Rehoboam, the new king and successsor to [[Solomon]], wishes to impose himself brutally on the kingdom of Israel, he says "[11] For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father '''chastised''' you with whips, but I will '''chastise''' you with scorpions" (II Chronicles, ch. x, v. 11). |
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Latest revision as of 17:03, 26 July 2015
The verb 'to chastise' is one of those verbs ending in the sound 'EYES' (IPA: /aɪz/) for which, despite the advice in -ise - -ize, the spelling with -ise "is compulsory" (Burchfield's Fowler). Its general meaning is 'to punish', and particularly 'to inflict corporal punishment on'.
- In the Old Testament of the Bible, when Rehoboam, the new king and successsor to Solomon, wishes to impose himself brutally on the kingdom of Israel, he says "[11] For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions" (II Chronicles, ch. x, v. 11).
