Chastise
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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'.
