chasten

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verb

1. censure severely
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
• Syn:
chastise, castigate, objurgate, correct
• Derivationally related forms:
corrective (for: correct), objurgation (for: objurgate), castigation (for: castigate), chastisement (for: chastise)
• Hypernyms:
call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce,
reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down,
scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out,
chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast
• Hyponyms:
flame
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. restrain
• Syn:
moderate, temper
• Derivationally related forms:
temper (for: temper), moderator (for: moderate)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. correct by punishment or discipline
• Syn:
tame, subdue
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  tame, subdue, moderate, temper, chastise, castigate, objurgate, correct