chasten

chasten
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, diminish, discipline, downplay, dull, extenuate, inflict upon, keep within bounds, lay, lenify, lessen, lighten, masthead, mitigate, moderate, modulate, obtund, palliate, penalize, pillory, play down, punish, purify, reduce, reduce the temperature, repress, restrain, settle with, simplify, slacken, slow down, smother, sober, sober down, soften, square accounts, stifle, subdue, suppress, take to task, tame, temper, tone down, tune down, underplay, visit upon, weaken

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  • Chasten — Chas ten (ch[=a] s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastened} ( s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chastening}.] [OE. chastien, OF. Chastier, F. Ch?tier, fr. L. castigare to punish, chastise; castus pure + agere to lead, drive. See {Chaste}, {Act}, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chasten — index assuage, castigate, discipline (punish), moderate (temper), punish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • chasten — (v.) 1520s, from obsolete verb chaste to correct (someone s) behavior (M.E. chastien, c.1200), from O.Fr. chastiier to punish (see CHASTIZE (Cf. chastize)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • chasten — discipline, correct, *punish, chastise, castigate Analogous words: humble, humiliate, *abase: try, *afflict: test, try, *prove Antonyms: pamper, mollycoddle Contrasted words: *indulge, humor, baby, spoil …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • chasten — [v] correct, humiliate abase, admonish, afflict, berate, call down, castigate, chastise, chide, cow, curb, discipline, exprobate, fulminate against, have on the carpet*, humble, objurgate, penalize, punish, rake over the coals*, rebuke, reprehend …   New thesaurus

  • chasten — ► VERB ▪ (of a reproof or misfortune) have a restraining or demoralizing effect on. ORIGIN Old French chastier, from Latin castigare castigate …   English terms dictionary

  • chasten — [chās′ən] vt. [ME chastien < OFr chastier < L castigare, to punish, chastise: see CASTIGATE] 1. to punish in order to correct or make better; chastise 2. to restrain from excess; subdue 3. to make purer in style; refine SYN. PUNISH… …   English World dictionary

  • chasten — UK [ˈtʃeɪs(ə)n] / US verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms chasten : present tense I/you/we/they chasten he/she/it chastens present participle chastening past tense chastened past participle chastened formal to make someone feel ashamed… …   English dictionary

  • chasten — transitive verb (chastened; chastening) Etymology: alteration of obsolete English chaste to chasten, from Middle English, from Anglo French chastier, from Latin castigare, from castus + igare (from agere to drive) more at act Date: 13th century 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chasten — chas|ten [ˈtʃeısən] v [T usually passive] formal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: chaste to chasten (12 17 centuries), from Old French chastier, from Latin castigare; CASTIGATE] to make someone realize that their behaviour was wrong or mistaken ▪ Party… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • chasten — /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) +… …  

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