Dictionary Entry
chasten
chasten is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod.
- 2transitive verb
To purify from errors or faults; to refine.
- 3verb
correct by punishment or discipline
- 4verb
restrain
- 5verb
censure severely
"She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
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