Chastise vs Correct - What's the difference?
chastise | correct | Related terms |
To punish or scold someone.
Free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.
With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
To make something that was not valid become right. To remove error.
(by extension) To grade (examination papers).
To inform (someone) of the latter's error.
Chastise is a related term of correct.
As verbs the difference between chastise and correct
is that chastise is to punish or scold someone while correct is to make something that was not valid become right to remove error.As an adjective correct is
free from error; true; the state of having an affirmed truth.chastise
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Alternative forms
* chastize (archaic in British English and rare in American English)Verb
Synonyms
* See alsoSee also
* punish * castigatecorrect
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Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (with good manners) well-mannered, well behavedAntonyms
* (without error) incorrect, inaccurate * (with good manners) uncouthDerived terms
* anatomically correct * correctly * hypercorrect * incorrectVerb
(en verb)- He corrected the position of the book on the mantle.
- It's rude to correct your parents.