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.
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