chasten
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(verb) restrain or temper |
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Synonyms: moderate, temper |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) correct by punishment or discipline |
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Synonyms: subdue, tame |
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Related Words: alter, break, break in, change, domesticate, domesticize |
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(verb) censure severely; "She chastized him for his insensitive remarks" |
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Synonyms: castigate, chastise, chastize, correct, objurgate |
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Related Words: bawl out, berate, check, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, flame, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold |
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