Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to chasten
Participle: chastened
Gerund: chastening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | chasten |
| you | chasten |
| he;she;it | chastens |
| we | chasten |
| you | chasten |
| they | chasten |
Perfect
| I | have chastened |
| you | have chastened |
| he;she;it | has chastened |
| we | have chastened |
| you | have chastened |
| they | have chastened |
Past
| I | chastened |
| you | chastened |
| he;she;it | chastened |
| we | chastened |
| you | chastened |
| they | chastened |
Pluperfect
| I | had chastened |
| you | had chastened |
| he;she;it | had chastened |
| we | had chastened |
| you | had chastened |
| they | had chastened |
Future
| I | will chasten |
| you | will chasten |
| he;she;it | will chasten |
| we | will chasten |
| you | will chasten |
| they | will chasten |
Future Perfect
| I | will have chastened |
| you | will have chastened |
| he;she;it | will have chastened |
| we | will have chastened |
| you | will have chastened |
| they | will have chastened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | chasten |
| you | chasten |
| he;she;it | chasten |
| we | chasten |
| you | chasten |
| they | chasten |
Perfect
| I | have chastened |
| you | have chastened |
| he;she;it | have chastened |
| we | have chastened |
| you | have chastened |
| they | have chastened |
Imperfect
| I | chastened |
| you | chastened |
| he;she;it | chastened |
| we | chastened |
| you | chastened |
| they | chastened |
Pluperfect
| I | had chastened |
| you | had chastened |
| he;she;it | had chastened |
| we | had chastened |
| you | had chastened |
| they | had chastened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would chasten |
| you | would chasten |
| he;she;it | would chasten |
| we | would chasten |
| you | would chasten |
| they | would chasten |
Perfect
| I | would have chastened |
| you | would have chastened |
| he;she;it | would have chastened |
| we | would have chastened |
| you | would have chastened |
| they | would have chastened |
Imperative
| you | chasten |
| we | Let's chasten |
| you | chasten |
Verbs conjugated like 'chasten'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'chasten'
hasten,
chafen,
chalken,
chapter,
charter,
chase,
chasse,
chast,
chate,
chatter,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to keep under control
- behedge, bind, check, contain, cork, curb, curtail, dampen, hamshackle, limit, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, stay, stifle, stop, straiten, suppress, throttle, withhold, withstrain
- discipline
- whip, chastise, castigate, chide, punish, flog, humble, reprimand
- purify
- refine, clarify, improve
Antonyms
- discipline
- disorder, disorganization, confusion, derangement
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English chastien, from Old French chastier (“punish”), from Latin castīgō. Doublet of chastise and castigate and related to chaste. See: Old French '
chastier', Latin '
castīgō'.
Sample Sentences
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I will be his father, and he shall be my sonne: if hee commit iniquitie, I will chasten him with the rodde of men, and with the stripes of the children of men. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 7:14:]