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Definition of chasten verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

chasten

verb

NAmE//ˈtʃeɪsn//

[often passive] chasten somebody (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they chasten

he / she / it chastens

past simple chastened

-ing form chastening

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to make someone feel sorry for something they have done He felt suitably chastened and apologized. She gave them a chastening lecture. It was a chastening experience.

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Nearby words

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chaste adjective
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