chasten
verb (used with object)
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
have chastened
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present perfectof chasten.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Shale drillers are heeding growing calls from investors who have chastened the companies for pumping ever more oil and gas even as they incur losses doing so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2018
More important, one hopes that the failings of Carbide, BP, and far too many other corporations in between have chastened industry leaders, encouraging them to enforce more stringent preventive safety policies and emergency response plans.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 26, 2014
Fortunately, all this rotten publicity and turmoil have chastened the Blues.
From Time Magazine Archive
That prospect may already have chastened the Prime Minister.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even Mrs. Nailor observed that the enforced retirement appeared to have chastened the young widow, though she would not admit that it could be for anything than effect.
From Gordon Keith by Thomas Nelson Page
