chasten

chasten has 5 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• v. t.. To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod.
• v. t.. To purify from errors or faults; to refine.
• v.. correct by punishment or discipline
• v.. restrain
• v.. censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"