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chasten
chas·ten C0258400 (chā′sən)tr.v. chas·tened, chas·ten·ing, chas·tens 1. To correct by punishment or reproof; take to task.2. To restrain; subdue: chasten a proud spirit.3. To rid of excess; refine or purify: chasten a careless writing style. [Alteration of obsolete chaste, from Middle English chasten, chastien, from Old French chastiier, from Latin castigāre; see castigate.] chas′ten·er n.chasten (ˈtʃeɪsən) vb (tr) 1. to bring to a state of submission; subdue; tame2. to discipline or correct by punishment3. to moderate; restrain; temper[C16: from Old French chastier, from Latin castigāre; see castigate] ˈchastener n ˈchasteningly advchas•ten (ˈtʃeɪ sən) v.t. 1. to inflict suffering or punishment upon to humble or improve. 2. to restrain; subdue. 3. to rid of excess; refine. [1520–30; obsolete E chaste (v.) (Middle English chastien < Old French chastier < Latin castigāre] chas′ten•er, n. chas′ten•ing•ly, adv. chasten Past participle: chastened Gerund: chastening
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I chasten | you chasten | he/she/it chastens | we chasten | you chasten | they chasten |
Preterite |
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I chastened | you chastened | he/she/it chastened | we chastened | you chastened | they chastened |
Present Continuous |
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I am chastening | you are chastening | he/she/it is chastening | we are chastening | you are chastening | they are chastening |
Present Perfect |
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I have chastened | you have chastened | he/she/it has chastened | we have chastened | you have chastened | they have chastened |
Past Continuous |
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I was chastening | you were chastening | he/she/it was chastening | we were chastening | you were chastening | they were chastening |
Past Perfect |
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I had chastened | you had chastened | he/she/it had chastened | we had chastened | you had chastened | they had chastened |
Future |
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I will chasten | you will chasten | he/she/it will chasten | we will chasten | you will chasten | they will chasten |
Future Perfect |
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I will have chastened | you will have chastened | he/she/it will have chastened | we will have chastened | you will have chastened | they will have chastened |
Future Continuous |
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I will be chastening | you will be chastening | he/she/it will be chastening | we will be chastening | you will be chastening | they will be chastening |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been chastening | you have been chastening | he/she/it has been chastening | we have been chastening | you have been chastening | they have been chastening |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been chastening | you will have been chastening | he/she/it will have been chastening | we will have been chastening | you will have been chastening | they will have been chastening |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been chastening | you had been chastening | he/she/it had been chastening | we had been chastening | you had been chastening | they had been chastening |
Conditional |
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I would chasten | you would chasten | he/she/it would chasten | we would chasten | you would chasten | they would chasten |
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I would have chastened | you would have chastened | he/she/it would have chastened | we would have chastened | you would have chastened | they would have chastened | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | chasten - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"castigate, chastise, objurgate, correctflame - criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, rebuke, reproof, scold, take to task, call down, lambast, lambaste, lecture, reprimand, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" | | 2. | chasten - restraintemper, moderatealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 3. | chasten - correct by punishment or disciplinetame, subduealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
chastenverb subdue, discipline, cow, curb, humble, soften, humiliate, tame, afflict, repress, put in your place He has clearly not been chastened by his punishment.chastenverbTo castigate for the purpose of improving:correct.Translationschasten (ˈtʃeisn) verb to humble by punishment, suffering etc. 懲戒 惩戒chasten Related to chasten: anticipate, facilitate, castigatedSynonyms for chastenverb subdueSynonyms- subdue
- discipline
- cow
- curb
- humble
- soften
- humiliate
- tame
- afflict
- repress
- put in your place
Synonyms for chastenverb to castigate for the purpose of improvingSynonymsSynonyms for chastenverb censure severelySynonyms- castigate
- chastise
- objurgate
- correct
Related Words- flame
- call on the carpet
- chew out
- chew up
- chide
- dress down
- have words
- bawl out
- berate
- rebuke
- reproof
- scold
- take to task
- call down
- lambast
- lambaste
- lecture
- reprimand
- remonstrate
- trounce
- jaw
- rag
verb restrainSynonymsRelated Wordsverb correct by punishment or disciplineSynonymsRelated Words |