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(tʃeɪsən)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense chastens, present participle chastening, past tense, past participle chastened
verb [usually passive]
If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
[formal]
He has clearly not been chastened by his thirteen days in detention. [be VERB-ed + by]
...a chastened England out to prove they are indeed one of the best teams in theworld. [VERB-ed]
[Also be V-ed + into]
Synonyms: subdue, discipline, cow, curb More Synonyms of chasten
chastened adjective
The President now seems a more chastened and less confident politician than whenhe set out a week ago.
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chasten in British English

(ˈtʃeɪsən)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to bring to a state of submission; subdue; tame
2. 
to discipline or correct by punishment
3. 
to moderate; restrain; temper
Derived forms
chastener (ˈchastener)
noun
chasteningly (ˈchasteningly)
adverb
Word origin
C16: from Old French chastier, from Latin castigāre; see castigate

chasten in American English

(ˈtʃeɪsən)
verb transitive
1. 
to punish in order to correct or make better; chastise
2. 
to restrain from excess; subdue
3. 
to make purer in style; refine
SIMILAR WORDS:  ˈpunish
Derived forms
chastener (ˈchastener)
noun
Word origin
ME chastien < OFr chastier < L castigare, to punish, chastise: see castigate

Examples of 'chasten' in a sentence
chasten

It has been a chastening few weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And that was a chastening three weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yet these are chastened times for the oil industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But for the senior Saints these are chastening times.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was a chastening day for others, too.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It has been a chastening few days for Millwall.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
For the Yorkshire attack it proved to be a chastening day.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Pakistan suffered a chastening time.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was a chastening time.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And so we entered the thrilling, horrifying, chastening period of the past two weeks.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This was a most chastening time for him, as he began to think about his future and what he was hoping to do with his life.
Davey, Ray Rev. & Cole, John A Channel of Peace (1993)
The home side dare not lose a second local derby over the holiday period after their chastening defeat to Bath on Sunday.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Resolution, his acquisition vehicle, is domiciled in the island tax haven and is out of step with these more chastened times.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to subdue (someone) by criticism
He has clearly not been chastened by his punishment.
Synonyms
subdue
They admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels.
discipline
cow
They were not cowed by physical intimidation.
curb
He must learn to curb that temper of his.
humble
the little car company that humbled the industry giants
soften
He could not think how to soften the blow of what he had to tell her.
humiliate
His teacher continually humiliates him in maths lessons.
tame
Security guards helped to tame the crowd.
afflict
repress
They have been repressed for decades.
put in your place
2 (verb) 
Synonyms
chastise
I did not chastise the child for what she had done.
correct
He gently corrected me for using the wrong word.
discipline
He was disciplined by his company, but not dismissed.
castigate
She castigated him for having no intellectual interests.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of castigate
Definition
to find fault with or reprimand (a person) harshly
She castigated him for having no intellectual interests.
Synonyms
reprimand,
blast,
carpet (informal),
flame (informal),
put down,
criticize,
lash,
slate (informal, British),
censure,
rebuke,
scold,
berate,
dress down (informal),
chastise,
chasten,
tear into (informal),
diss (slang),
read the riot act,
slap on the wrist,
lambast(e),
bawl out (informal),
excoriate,
rap over the knuckles,
haul over the coals (informal),
chew out (US, Canadian, informal),
tear (someone) off a strip (British, informal),
give a rocket (British, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of correct
Definition
to rebuke or punish in order to improve
He gently corrected me for using the wrong word.
Synonyms
rebuke,
discipline,
reprimand,
chide,
admonish,
chastise,
chasten,
reprove,
punish
in the sense of cow
Definition
to frighten or subdue with threats
They were not cowed by physical intimidation.
Synonyms
intimidate,
daunt,
frighten,
scare,
bully,
dismay,
awe,
subdue,
unnerve,
overawe,
terrorize,
browbeat,
psych out (informal),
dishearten

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chasten

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  • chassis
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  • chastise
  • chastity
  • chat

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