English

Detailed Synonyms for chasten in English

chasten:

to chasten verb (chastens, chastened, chastening)

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

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