chasten 音标拼音: [tʃ'esən]
vt . 惩戒,抑制,磨练
惩戒,抑制,磨练
chasten v 1 :
censure severely ; "
She chastised him for his insensitive remarks " [
synonym : {
chastise }, {
castigate }, {
objurgate },
{
chasten }, {
correct }]
2 :
restrain [
synonym : {
chasten }, {
moderate }, {
temper }]
3 :
correct by punishment or discipline [
synonym : {
tame }, {
chasten },
{
subdue }]
Chasten \
Chas "
ten \ (
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s '
n ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Chastened }
(-
s '
nd );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Chastening }.] [
OE .
chastien ,
OF .
Chastier ,
F .
Ch ?
tier ,
fr .
L .
castigare to punish ,
chastise ;
castus pure agere to lead ,
drive .
See {
Chaste }, {
Act },
and cf . {
Castigate }, {
Chastise }.]
1 .
To correct by punishment ;
to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming ;
to discipline ;
as ,
to chasten a son with a rod .
[
1913 Webster ]
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth . --
Heb .
xii .
6 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To purify from errors or faults ;
to refine .
[
1913 Webster ]
They [
classics ]
chasten and enlarge the mind ,
and excite to noble actions . --
Layard .
Syn :
To chastise ;
punish ;
correct ;
discipline ;
castigate ;
afflict ;
subdue ;
purify .
Usage :
To {
Chasten }, {
Punish }, {
Chastise }.
To chasten is to subject to affliction or trouble ,
in order to produce a general change for the better in life or character .
To punish is to inflict penalty for violation of law ,
disobedience to authority ,
or intentional wrongdoing .
To chastise is to punish a particular offense ,
as with stripes ,
especially with the hope that suffering or disgrace may prevent a repetition of faults .
[
1913 Webster ]
67 Moby Thesaurus words for "
chasten ":
abate ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
assuage ,
attemper ,
bank the fire ,
blunt ,
bring to account ,
bring to book ,
call to account ,
castigate ,
chastise ,
constrain ,
control ,
correct ,
curb ,
damp ,
dampen ,
de -
emphasize ,
deaden ,
deal with ,
diminish ,
discipline ,
downplay ,
dull ,
extenuate ,
inflict upon ,
keep within bounds ,
lay ,
lenify ,
lessen ,
lighten ,
masthead ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modulate ,
obtund ,
palliate ,
penalize ,
pillory ,
play down ,
punish ,
purify ,
reduce ,
reduce the temperature ,
repress ,
restrain ,
settle with ,
simplify ,
slacken ,
slow down ,
smother ,
sober ,
sober down ,
soften ,
square accounts ,
stifle ,
subdue ,
suppress ,
take to task ,
tame ,
temper ,
tone down ,
tune down ,
underplay ,
visit upon ,
weaken
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