Roleset chastise.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "give mild verbal punishment":

Roles:

Arg0:chastiser, agent


Arg1:entity being chastised


Arg2:cause

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


all args (-)
At the same time, though, he chastised the media for paying such close attention to Japanese investment when other foreign countries, notably Britain, are acquiring more American assets.
ArgM-TMP:	At the same time
ArgM-DIS:	though
Arg0:	he
REL:	chastised
Arg1:	the media
Arg2-for:	paying such close attention to Japanese investment when other foreign countries, notably Britain, are acquiring more American assets

person: third tense: past aspect: ns voice: passive form: participle


passive, no cause (-)
Campbell Soup, for one, is furious: its Souper Combo microwave product was chastised *trace* in the premiere ``In the Dumpster'' column.
REL:	chastised
Arg1:	*trace* -> its Souper Combo microwave product
ArgM-LOC:	in the premiere ``In the Dumpster'' column

Does apparently mean "make chaste" although the etymology is troublesome.