chasten
11chasten — /ˈtʃeɪsən / (say chaysuhn) verb (t) 1. to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise. 2. to restrain; subdue. 3. to make chaste in style. {obsolete chaste (verb) chasten (from Old French chastier, from Latin castigāre) +… …
12chasten — chastener, n. chasteningly, adv. chastenment, n. /chay seuhn/, v.t. 1. to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise. 2. to restrain; subdue: Age has chastened his violent temper. 3. to make chaste in style. [1520 30;… …
13chasten'd — adjective Made chaste Repenting follies that full long have Red …
14chasten — verb /ˈtʃeɪ.sən/ a) To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate b) To make chaste; to purify …
15chasten — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, attemper, bank the fire, blunt, bring to account, bring to book, call to account, castigate, chastise, constrain, control, correct, curb, damp, dampen, de emphasize, deaden, deal with …
16chasten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To punish] Syn. humble, humiliate, subdue, chastise, castigate, afflict, discipline, restrain, reprove, berate, take to task, upbraid, chide, rap on the knuckles, reproach, reprehend, admonish, rebuke, fulminate against,… …
17chasten — chas|ten [ tʃeısn ] verb transitive usually passive FORMAL to make someone feel ashamed or less confident: She seemed suitably chastened by the experience …
18chasten — [[t]tʃe͟ɪs(ə)n[/t]] chastens, chastening, chastened VERB: usu passive If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly. [FORMAL] [be V ed by n] He has clearly not been chastened by his thirteen days… …
19chasten — chas·ten || tʃeɪsn v. punish, discipline; criticize harshly; purify …
20chasten — [ tʃeɪs(ə)n] verb 1》 (of a reproof or misfortune) have a restraining or demoralizing effect on. 2》 archaic (especially of God) discipline; punish. Derivatives chastener noun Origin C16: from an obs. verb chaste, from OFr. chastier, from L.… …
