Scourge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scourged p. pr. & vb. n. Scourging ]
1. To whip severely; to lash.
Is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman? --Acts xxii. 25.
2. To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.
Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. --Heb. xii. 6.
3. To harass or afflict severely.
To scourge and impoverish the people. --Brougham.
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