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Detailed Synonyms for chasten in English

chasten:

to chasten verbe (chastens, chastened, chastening)

  1. to chasten
    to purify; to chasten; to refine; to ennoble
    • purify verbe (purifies, purified, purifying)
    • chasten verbe (chastens, chastened, chastening)
    • refine verbe (refines, refined, refining)
    • ennoble verbe (ennobles, ennobled, ennobling)
  2. to chasten
    to punish; to castigate; to chasten; to chastise
    • punish verbe (punishes, punished, punishing)
    • castigate verbe (castigates, castigated, castigating)
    • chasten verbe (chastens, chastened, chastening)
    • chastise verbe (chastises, chastised, chastising)
  3. to chasten
    – correct by punishment or discipline 1
    to subdue; to tame; to chasten
    – correct by punishment or discipline 1
    • subdue verbe (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
    • tame verbe (tames, tamed, taming)
    • chasten verbe (chastens, chastened, chastening)
  4. to chasten
    – restrain 1
    to moderate; to temper; to chasten
    – restrain 1
    • moderate verbe (moderates, moderated, moderating)
    • temper verbe (tempers, tempered, tempering)
    • chasten verbe (chastens, chastened, chastening)
  5. to chasten
    – censure severely 1
    to correct; to chastise; to castigate; to chasten; objurgate
    – censure severely 1
    • correct verbe (corrects, corrected, correcting)
    • chastise verbe (chastises, chastised, chastising)
      • She chastised him for his insensitive remarks1
    • castigate verbe (castigates, castigated, castigating)
    • chasten verbe (chastens, chastened, chastening)
    • objurgate verbe

Conjugations for chasten:

present
  1. chasten
  2. chasten
  3. chastens
  4. chasten
  5. chasten
  6. chasten
simple past
  1. chastened
  2. chastened
  3. chastened
  4. chastened
  5. chastened
  6. chastened
present perfect
  1. have chastened
  2. have chastened
  3. has chastened
  4. have chastened
  5. have chastened
  6. have chastened
past continuous
  1. was chastening
  2. were chastening
  3. was chastening
  4. were chastening
  5. were chastening
  6. were chastening
future
  1. shall chasten
  2. will chasten
  3. will chasten
  4. shall chasten
  5. will chasten
  6. will chasten
continuous present
  1. am chastening
  2. are chastening
  3. is chastening
  4. are chastening
  5. are chastening
  6. are chastening
subjunctive
  1. be chastened
  2. be chastened
  3. be chastened
  4. be chastened
  5. be chastened
  6. be chastened
diverse
  1. chasten!
  2. let's chasten!
  3. chastened
  4. chastening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

chasten

  1. chasten

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Related Definitions for "chasten":

  1. correct by punishment or discipline1
  2. restrain1
  3. censure severely1