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

1. transitive verb. To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod.
2. transitive verb. To purify from errors or faults; to refine.
3. verb. correct by punishment or discipline

   Synonyms: subdue, tame

4. verb. restrain

   Synonyms: moderate, temper

5. verb. censure severely

   "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

   Synonyms: castigate, chastise, correct, objurgate

Synonyms

subdue, tame, moderate, temper, castigate, chastise, correct, objurgate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in chasten:

sanetch

Common word forms

chastens, chastened, chastener, chastening, chastenment

Words from these letters

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