VCR 10 Presentation
by Erin Murphy
The coach decided to ______________ the team for playing poorly by forcing them to run suicides.
Chasten
tr. v. to seek to improve through punishment; to discipline
other forms: chastened, adj.; chastener, n.
roots: Castus "pure," "spotless" ; castigo, castigare, castigavi, castigatum "to punish," "to correct," "to restrain"
Synonyms
- discipline
- penalize
- punish
Antonyms
- approve
- comfort
- weaken
Choose the sentence that is using the word "chasten" incorrectly
A. The chastened dog reluctantly sat where its owner told it to stay instead of joining him on a walk.
B. Since the little girl ate a cookie without her parent's permission, she was chastened by being sent to her room.
C. Bruce, Anchor, and Chum were their own chasteners, punishing themselves any time they ate a fish.
D. The boys chasten the girl, calling her ugly and mean, despite her sweet personality.