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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
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
chasten
3rd person singular
chastens
Present participle
chastening
Past simple
chastened
Past participle
chastened
Examples
The loss served to chasten his overconfidence.
02
to improve behavior by imposing punishment or strict discipline
Transitive: to chasten sb
Examples
The teacher hoped detention would chasten the disruptive student.
03
to strongly criticize or rebuke someone for their actions
Transitive: to chasten sb
Examples
The editor chastened the reporter for factual errors.
Lexical Tree
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