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Chastise

v. t.
  1. To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes.
  2. To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.
  3. To criticize (a person) strongly and directly in order to correct behavior.