chasten synonyms

chasten

v.

  1. 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.

    Antonyms encourage*, uplift*, benefit. *

  2. To purify

    refine, correct, clarify; see improve 1, purify. See syn. study at punish.

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