Synonyms for chasten

verb

1. To punish

   humble, humiliate, subdue, chastise, castigate, afflict, discipline, restrain, reprove, berate, take to task, upbraid, chide, rap on the knuckles, reproach, reprehend, admonish, rebuke, fulminate against, reprimand, tongue-lash, objurgate, scourge, penalize, scold, call down*, roast*; see also censure, punish, scold.

   Antonyms encourage*, uplift, benefit.

2. To purify

   refine, correct, clarify; see improve 1, purify. See syn. study at punish.