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Meanings of chasten in English
Synonyms
Examples for "correct"
Examples for "correct"
1
Of course its answer is simplistically correct, but unfortunately is wishful thinking.
2
Direct state intervention, he said, was sometimes necessary to correct intolerable inequalities.
3
The idea that there is just one acceptable, correct answer to problems.
4
Senators vow urgent reform to correct 'unacceptable' military housing conditions WASHINGTON U.S.
5
Then, they saw the question presented again, followed by the correct answer.
1
I would recall them later, and chastise myself for taking no notice.
2
Alfred pretended to chastise the bird, raising the feather duster over her.
3
The desire of revenge determined him to march back, and chastise them.
4
She did not chastise her children often, but she did it thoroughly.
5
We must chastise them for that, and capture a few French generals.
1
Usually, North Korea doesn't miss an opportunity to castigate its Japanese enemy.
2
He would castigate himself if he thought he had done something wrong.
3
Gerrard has not been slow to castigate his personnel, occasionally in victory.
4
Once, it could castigate Enoch Powell for his rivers of blood speech.
5
Mom calls me regularly to castigate me for not communicating with Petra.
1
Rachel remained alone, to objurgate Rachel.
2
He was about to objurgate, but affirmatived her motion to ring the bell for the servants, and addressed Peterborough: 'You read 'em abroad every morning?'
3
Another spouse of the moment was wanted, to be wooed, objurgated, and regretted.
4
They all objurgated Jimmy for his luck as he drove off.
5
But the boy Mohammed being by me objurgated-for I
Usage of chasten in English
1
The contrast of his manner on my return would further chasten her.
2
He might help to chasten the sentences laughed at by those newspapers.
3
Why was not this Thing ever present, to chasten and sober me?
4
In all things chasten and strengthen her, my child, and me.
5
She longed to have Ellen back again, to love and spoil and chasten.
6
I love Springhaven, Springhaven loves me, and we chasten one another.
7
Upbraid me not, ye beautiful dancers, when I chasten the little God somewhat!
8
Also I thought that tribulation might chasten you in the eyes of the Lord.
9
He perceives dimly that a desire to chasten the stage is in the air.
10
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten; be zealous therefore, and repent.
11
But now I see the Lord had His time to scourge and chasten me.
12
I've done my best to chasten the evil in her.
13
But Italian Madonnas ought to chasten and elevate his thoughts.
14
To chasten this apparent chaos is a problem which man has set before him.
15
Only Rockney fired to chasten, Con O'Donnell for a diversion, to appease an animus.
16
Hasn't the applecart of orthodox science been upset often enough to chasten us into caution?
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Frequent collocations
Chasten through the time
Chasten across language varieties
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