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transitive verb 1. to punish, often corporally.The masters frequently chastised the students with a cane. 2. to criticize harshly.The priest was chastised by the church for espousing radical ideas.The principal chastised the…

noun 1. a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, esp. the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by…

noun a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval.In the interlude between the scheduled presentations, we took a walk outside the convention center.There was only a brief interlude before the bombing began…

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intransitive verb to grow or accumulate over time, esp. as something of benefit.Interest accrues in a savings account.Our knowledge of the past accrues with the work of historians. See the full entry