to chasten

English - Turkish

Definition of to chasten in English Turkish dictionary

{f} ıslah etmek

yola getirmek

uslandırmak

aklını başına getirmek

ıslah et

{f} yumuşatmak

yola getir

{f} terbiye etmek

{f} basitleştirmek

{f} sadeleştirmek

ıslah etmek için cezalandırmak

dersini vermek

English - English

Definition of to chasten in English English dictionary

enchasten

chast

To make chaste; to purify

To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement; to discipline

To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate

To render humble or restrained

to purify by affliction

{v} to correct, punish, beat

To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement

correct by punishment or discipline

If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly. He has clearly not been chastened by his thirteen days in detention A chastened Agassi flew home for a period of deep contemplation. + chastened chas·tened The President now seems a more chastened and less confident politician than when he set out a week ago. to make someone realize that their behaviour was wrong or mistaken (chaste (12-17 centuries), from chastier, from castigare; CASTIGATE)

To purify from errors or faults; to refine

To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod

{f} punish, discipline; criticize harshly; purify

To make chaste

restrain or temper

censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"

Hyphenation

to chas·ten

Turkish pronunciation

tı çeysın

Pronunciation

/tə ˈʧāsən/ /tə ˈʧeɪsən/