| VERB | communication | chasten, chastise, castigate, objurgate, correct | censure severely |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | chasten, temper | restrain | |
| change | chasten, tame, subdue | correct by punishment or discipline |
| Sounds | chey'sahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | censure severely. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | chastise, castigate, objurgate, correct | |
| Narrower | flame | criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium |
| Broader | call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast | censure severely or angrily |
| Spanish | castigar, corregir, criticar, increpar, rectificar, reñir, reprender | |
| Catalan | castigar, increpar, punir | |
| Meaning | restrain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | temper | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | atemperar, castigar, corregir, moderar, temperar | |
| Catalan | moderar, temperar | |
| Meaning | correct by punishment or discipline. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | tame, subdue | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | amansar, doblegar, domar | |
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