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to chasten
01
to make someone or something better or more reasonable by limiting excess or moderating behavior
Transitive: to chasten a behaviour
Examples
The loss served to chasten his overconfidence.
Success had not chastened her ambitious spirit.
02
to improve behavior by imposing punishment or strict discipline
Transitive: to chasten sb
Examples
The teacher hoped detention would chasten the disruptive student.
Harsh training was used to chasten the recruits.
03
to strongly criticize or rebuke someone for their actions
Transitive: to chasten sb
Examples
The editor chastened the reporter for factual errors.
She was chastened for speaking out of turn.
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