Chasten - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtʃeɪsn|
Brit.
|ˈtʃeɪs(ə)n|
verb
- censure severely (syn: castigate, chastise, correct, objurgate)
- change by restraining or moderating (syn: temper)
- correct by punishment or discipline (syn: subdue, tame)
- change by restraining or moderating (syn: temper)
- correct by punishment or discipline (syn: subdue, tame)
Extra examples
...chastened the child with five minutes of sitting in the corner...
...the unexpected loss to a second-rate player really chastened the tournament's top-seeded tennis star...
Party workers have returned to their home towns, chastened by their overwhelming defeat.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: chasten
he/she/it: chastens
present participle: chastening
past tense: chastened
past participle: chastened
I/you/we/they: chasten
he/she/it: chastens
present participle: chastening
past tense: chastened
past participle: chastened
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