chasten
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Sense: To punish
Synonyms:
humble Collocations, humiliate, subdue Collocations, chastise, castigate, afflict, discipline Collocations, restrain Collocations, reprove, berate, take to task, upbraid, chide, rap on the knuckles, reproach, reprehend, admonish, rebuke Collocations, fulminate against, reprimand, tongue-lash, objurgate, scourge Collocations, penalize, penalise , scold Collocations, call down, roast Collocations, censure, punish Collocations, rake over the coals , bring to book, tell off , tick off , give a tongue-lashing to , give what-for , bawl out
Antonyms:
encourage Collocations, uplift, complement Collocations, comfort Collocations, acquit, pardon Collocations, forgive Collocations, absolve, exonerate
Sense: To purify
Synonyms:
refine Collocations, correct Collocations, clarify Collocations, improve Collocations, purify, make pure, moderate Collocations, temper Collocations
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