chasten
🇺🇸
/ˈtʃeɪsn/
🇬🇧
/ˈtʃeɪsn/
verb
R
To teach someone a lesson about their behavior, often by making them feel regret or sorrow.
The teacher chastened the students for their misbehavior by giving them extra homework.
translation
To teach someone a lesson about their behavior, often by making them feel regret or sorrow.
Word Forms
3rd Present
chastens
Past
chastened
Perfect
chastened
Progressive
chastening