chasten
chasten
Definition
chas·ten (c̸hās′ən)
transitive verb
- to punish in order to correct or make better; chastise
- to restrain from excess; subdue
- to make purer in style; refine
Etymology: ME chastien < OFr chastier < L castigare, to punish, chastise: see castigate
chas′·tener noun
chasten
Synonyms
chasten
v.
To punish
humble, humiliate, subdue, chastise, castigate, afflict, discipline, restrain, reprove, berate, take to task, upbraid, chide, rap on the knuckles, reproach, reprehend, admonish, rebuke, fulminate against, reprimand, tongue-lash, objurgate, scourge, penalize, scold, call down*, roast*; see also censure, punish, scold.To purify
refine, correct, clarify; see improve 1, purify. See syn. study at punish.
chasten
Usage Examples
Object
- experience: For their young players at least this was a valuable, albeit chastening, experience.
- hand: They fully recognize that God may for our highest good lay His chastening hand upon them.
- man: Yet can one chasten a man who heeds Venus ' call?
- thought: The most chastening thought, however, is that July 7 may be repeated at any time and those well-worked emergency plans used again.
- effect: France and Germany have certainly had their moments, but reality has had a chastening effect.
- denominationalism: We've seen the end of denominationalism as we know it, although not the end of some kind of chastened denominationalism.
Subject
- experience: Chastened by the experience, I was not to be tempted by any devilish religion ever afterward.
Preposition: by
- experience: Chastened by the experience, I was not to be tempted by any devilish religion ever afterward.
Modifying Another Word
- suitably: No doubt the school will feel suitably chastened by her absence.
- somewhat: Somewhat chastened they now look on the matter in a different light.
- rather: Its owner who had laughed previous week seemed rather chastened.
- away: They would go away chastened, stirred, amused; they would not be in the riotous mood associated with the tavern.
- not: I have shown it to no one else as it is not chastened yet.
- duly: Barrie, duly chastened, took up position to defend the resultant freekick which came to naught.
