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trestat — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chastise verb To criticise or scold someone sharply for something they did wrong.
  • punish verb To make someone suffer a penalty for wrongdoing or misconduct.

Senses

trestat is used for these senses in English:

  • chastise (transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
  • punish (transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).

punish — full definition

  1. verb To make someone suffer a penalty for wrongdoing or misconduct.
  2. verb To treat something harshly or subject it to a lot of strain.

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