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Synonyms for chasten
Verb
- 1. chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct, call on the carpet, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
- usage: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
- 2. chasten, moderate, temper, change, alter, modify
- usage: restrain or temper
- 3. tame, chasten, subdue, change, alter, modify
- usage: correct by punishment or discipline
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