Definition of chasten Chasten
/ʧejˈsʌn/ - [cheysun] - chas•ten
We found 11 definitions of chasten from 5 different sources.
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What does chasten mean?
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| chasten - restrain | ||
| moderate, temper | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| chasten - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" | ||
| chastise, castigate, objurgate, correct | ||
| bawl out, reproof, have words, chide, chew up, chew out, call on the carpet, take to task, berate, rebuke, scold, reprimand, lecture, lambaste, lambast, dress down, call down, 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" | ||
| flame criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium; "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed" | ||
| chasten - correct by punishment or discipline | ||
| tame, subdue | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- chasten (Verb)
To punish in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc. ; to restrain, moderate. - chasten (Verb)
To make chaste; to purify. - chasten (Verb)
To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement; to discipline. - chasten (Verb)
To render humble or restrained.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- chasten (v. t.)
To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod. - chasten (v. t.)
To purify from errors or faults; to refine.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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chasten
chās′n, v.t. to free from faults by punishing—hence to punish, to purify or refine: to restrain or moderate.—p.adj. Chas′tened, purified: modest.—n. Chas′tenment
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🔤- chasten, verb, present, 1st person singular of chasten (infinitive).
- chasten, verb (infinitive).
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