Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To correct by punishment or reproof; take to task.
- transitive verb To restrain; subdue.
- transitive verb To rid of excess; refine or purify.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To inflict pain, trouble, or affliction on for the purpose of reclaiming from evil; correct; chastise; punish: formerly of corporal punishment, but now, chiefly with a moral reference, of disciplinary affliction.
- To purify by discipline, as the taste; refine; make chaste: as, to
chasten the imagination, the taste, or one's style. - Synonyms Punish, etc. See
chastise . - noun See
chesten .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline.
- transitive verb To purify from errors or faults; to refine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate
- verb To make
chaste ; topurify . - verb To
punish orreprimand for the sake ofimprovement ; todiscipline . - verb To render
humble or restrained.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb censure severely
- verb correct by punishment or discipline
- verb restrain
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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This is a classic example of deliberate capital flight and capital destruction, a tactic used by monopolistic finance capital frequently to "chasten" any government that appears to be intruding into the sacred practices of "free market" capitalism.
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This is a classic example of deliberate capital flight and capital destruction, a tactic used by monopolistic finance capital frequently to "chasten" any government that appears to be intruding into the sacred practices of "free market" capitalism.
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We need to place the blame where it belongs, to chasten our policy elites.
Caryl Rivers: The Greedy Geezers Libel Caryl Rivers 2011
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For all her whining that it's actually her that has been wronged, for all Fox News' post-speech takeaway that the president's speech absolved them from any culpability in the dangerous turn in public political discourse, I can't help but hope that the deaths in Tucson will chasten them, just a little.
Trey Ellis: The President Has Come of Age Trey Ellis 2011
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We need to place the blame where it belongs, to chasten our policy elites.
Caryl Rivers: The Greedy Geezers Libel Caryl Rivers 2011
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The decision shouldn't chasten common or garden variety celebs.
Sunday Mirror eludes Ferdinand offside trap, but it's no reprieve for 'kiss and tell' | Andrew Scott 2011
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For all her whining that it's actually her that has been wronged, for all Fox News' post-speech takeaway that the president's speech absolved them from any culpability in the dangerous turn in public political discourse, I can't help but hope that the deaths in Tucson will chasten them, just a little.
Trey Ellis: The President Has Come of Age Trey Ellis 2011
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There's more but that should be enough to duly chasten those of us treating the Scottish bard with unwarranted southern Californian familiarity.
Well, it's been a quiet week here at The Inn. . . . John 2009
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For all her whining that it's actually her that has been wronged, for all Fox News' post-speech takeaway that the president's speech absolved them from any culpability in the dangerous turn in public political discourse, I can't help but hope that the deaths in Tucson will chasten them, just a little.
Trey Ellis: The President Has Come of Age Trey Ellis 2011
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There's more but that should be enough to duly chasten those of us treating the Scottish bard with unwarranted southern Californian familiarity.
25 January -- Robert Burns' Birthday John 2009
Kristianto2010 commented on the word chasten
No chastening seems to be joyful for the present . . . ; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness. — Hebrews 12:11
April 7, 2011
bilby commented on the word chasten
Belligerent fruit of the Lord of Astray, go to hell!
April 7, 2011