English to Swahili Meaning of chastise - kuwaadhibu

Chastise :

kuwaadhibu

verb

kuwaadhibu, kutawala mwongozo, kudhibiti mwongozo, piga, mtandikeni, mgomo, kuadhibu, sahihi, kutoa

Chastise :: kuwaadhibuChastised :: aliwapigaChastisement :: adhabuChastisements :: adhabuChastises :: humuadhibuChastising :: chastising

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Definitions of chastise in English

Verb(1) censure severely

Examples of chastise in English

(1) He said he would not chastise his brother for not returning home to visit the family or contact them.(2) It seems ironic that some would criticize the military for providing that opportunity when they chastise other departments for failing to.(3) For instance, they don't hesitate to chastise a colleague, even if he is a personal friend, for incompetent work.(4) In such a scene, you might expect God to chastise the people for their unbelief - or even to exact punishment on them.(5) But critics from Connecticut and elsewhere chastise his embrace of nuclear power.(6) Many report being severely chastised if they spoke to anyone outside the employer's house and of being locked in when the rest of the household was away.(7) However, sadly, there are too many people for whom physical chastisement or emotional abuse is the normal pattern of behaviour, irrespective of whether they are natural born parents or a de facto partner of a parent.(8) One of the women started chastising the children in that ridiculous singsong voice that parents use with kids to induce guilt (which seldom works).(9) ├ö├ç├┐Communities lead with their moral voice, appreciating those who act responsibly, and chastising those who do not,├ö├ç├û Etzioni writes.(10) Instead of chastising their son, they just tell me that this is natural for a man of his age.(11) One woman demonstrably took his side when it was obvious that our glances and verbalizations were chastisements .(12) He took out his horsewhip and chastised them, and then he fell on his knees and prayed for their souls.(13) Most people come to parenthood with a determination to spare their children the deprivations and chastisements of their own youth.(14) Courtenay feels his mother's desperate need so acutely that he can be unduly harsh, chastising his younger self for the visits he never made or the letters he never wrote back because it became too painful an imposition.(15) Society celebrates certain kinds of choice, while chastising and reprimanding others.(16) Abraham had a penchant for being critical and had no hesitation in publicly chastising his colleagues, regardless of their rank or position.

(1) chaste tree ::

mti safi kiadili

Synonyms

Verb

1. scold ::

kukemea

2. upbraid ::

kuikemea

3. berate ::

kuwakemea

4. reprimand ::

kuikabili

5. reprove ::

kukaripia

6. rebuke ::

kukemea

7. admonish ::

mawaidha

8. chide ::

chide

9. censure ::

hoja ya kufukuzwa

10. lambaste ::

lambaste

11. castigate ::

castigate

12. lecture ::

hotuba

15. take to task ::

kuchukua ili kazi

17. tell off ::

kuwaambia mbali

18. dress down ::

mavazi chini

19. bawl out ::

foka nje

20. blow up at ::

kulipua katika

21. give someone an earful ::

kumpa mtu earful

22. give someone a roasting ::

kumpa mtu kutiwa

24. slap someone's wrist ::

kofi mkono wa mtu

25. rap over the knuckles ::

rap juu knuckles

26. give someone hell ::

kumpa mtu kuzimu

27. give someone what for ::

kumpa mtu kile kwa

28. chew out ::

kutafuna nje

29. ream out ::

ream nje

30. zing ::

Zing

31. chasten ::

kuwarudi

32. reprehend ::

lawama

Antonyms

1. excuse ::

udhuru

2. pardon ::

msamaha

3. spare ::

vipuri

Different Forms

chastise, chastised, chastisement, chastisements, chastises, chastising

Word Example from TV Shows

And you sit beside this pretender and CHASTISE me.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 4

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