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chastise
To criticize severely; reprimand or rebuke.
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  1. To criticize severely; reprimand or rebuke.
  2. To punish, esp. by beating
  3. To punish, as for wrongdoing.
reprimand
To rebuke severely or formally
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  1. To rebuke severely or formally
  2. To reprove (someone) severely, especially in a formal or official way.
rebuke
To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand.
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  1. To criticize (someone) sharply; reprimand.
  2. To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example):
  3. (Obs.) To force back
chastise
(Archaic) To purify.
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  1. (Archaic) To purify.
  2. To punish, esp. by beating
  3. To punish, as for wrongdoing.
correct
To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error.
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  1. To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error.
  2. To adjust so as to meet a required standard or condition:
  3. To indicate or mark the errors in:
discipline
To subject to discipline; train; control
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  1. To subject to discipline; train; control
  2. To punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience.
  3. To impose order on:
penalize
To make punishable; set a penalty for (an offense, etc.)
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  1. To make punishable; set a penalty for (an offense, etc.)
  2. To impose a penalty on; specif., to subject to a handicap in a contest as penalty for the infraction of a rule
  3. To subject (a person) to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or regulation.
punish
To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault.
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  1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault.
  2. To handle or use roughly; damage or hurt:
  3. To exact or mete out punishment.
admonish
To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.
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  1. To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.
  2. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn (that something is dangerous):
  3. To caution against specific faults; warn
chastise
To scold or condemn sharply
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  1. To scold or condemn sharply
  2. To punish, as for wrongdoing.
  3. To punish, esp. by beating
chide
To express disapproval.
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  1. To express disapproval.
  2. To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand:
  3. To scold; now, usually, to reprove mildly
rap
To perform rap music.
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  1. To perform rap music.
  2. To perform rap or a rap
  3. To utter sharply:
rebuke
(Obs.) To force back
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  1. (Obs.) To force back
  2. (Obsolete) To check or repress.
  3. To express sharp criticism regarding (an act, for example):
reprimand
To rebuke severely or formally
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  1. To rebuke severely or formally
  2. To reprove (someone) severely, especially in a formal or official way.
reproach
To accuse of and blame for a fault so as to make feel ashamed; rebuke; reprove
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  1. To accuse of and blame for a fault so as to make feel ashamed; rebuke; reprove
  2. To express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in (someone).
  3. (Rare) To bring shame and disgrace upon; be a cause of discredit to
reprove
To speak to in disapproval; rebuke
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  1. To speak to in disapproval; rebuke
  2. To express disapproval of (something done or said); censure
  3. To express disapproval to (someone); criticize:
scold
To reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily.
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  1. To reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily.
  2. To find fault with angrily; rebuke or chide severely
  3. To use abusive language habitually
tax
To place a tax on (income, property, or goods).
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  1. To place a tax on (income, property, or goods).
  2. To require to pay a percentage of income, property value, etc. for the support of a government
  3. To assess a tax on (income, property, purchases, etc.)
upbraid
To rebuke severely or bitterly; censure sharply
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  1. To rebuke severely or bitterly; censure sharply
  2. To reprove sharply; reproach.
bawl out
(Idiomatic) To deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture; to reprimand.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To deliver a loud, hard scolding or lecture; to reprimand.
  2. (Idiomatic) To have a serious argument accompanied with shouting.
lambaste
To scold sharply; berate:
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  1. To scold sharply; berate:
  2. To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
  3. (Dated) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.
chew out
(Idiomatic, US) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke.
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  1. (Idiomatic, US) To lecture, scold, reprimand, or rebuke.
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