What is another word for chasten ?

have someone on the carpet

To punish or reprimand (someone) for a fault or crime

penalise^UK

penalize^US

rap over the knuckles

give someone a dressing-down

remonstrate with

blast

tell off

give someone a roasting

give someone a wigging

mete out punishment to

give someone a caning

give someone an earful

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

let someone have it

give someone a bollocking

have a go at

lace into

give someone what for

give someone hell

tear off a strip

give someone a row

give someone a rollicking

give someone a rating

come down on like a ton of bricks

give someone some stick

send someone away with a flea in their ear

take disciplinary action against

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

give a piece of one's mind

give someone the works

give something a going-over

award a penalty against

belabor^US

belabour^UK

rap someone the knuckles

jump down one's throat

give someone a bad press

kick up a stink about

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

give something a bad press

express disapproval of

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

put someone on the hot seat

put someone on the griddle

give a tongue-lashing

moralise^UK

moralize^US

satirize^US

satirise^UK

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

jump down someone's throat

have words with

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

blacken someone's reputation

rap across the knuckles

give someone a carpeting

give something a battering

send someone away with a flea in his

complain vociferously about

make a protest against

disagree violently with

oppose strongly

put up a fight against

kick against

complain bitterly about

take a stand against

speak out against

kick up

take great exception to

sermonize^US

sermonise^UK

complain vehemently about

beef about

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Verb

To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc)

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

make someone eat crow

bastardize^US

bastardise^UK

make someone eat humble pie

demoralize^US

stigmatize^US

demoralise^UK

stigmatise^UK

take the wind out of your sails

settle someone's hash

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

drag through the mire

have the last laugh on

scandalize^US

make someone feel ashamed

scandalise^UK

lower someone's status

lower someone's dignity

put away

strike dumb

make uncomfortable

abandon one's principles

force to eat humble pie

destroy someone's credibility

kick in the teeth

let wind out of sails

get under control

play down

cause to feel small

put out of countenance

brutalize^US

dehumanize^US

dehumanise^UK

brutalise^UK

ruin the reputation of

pooh-pooh

detract from

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

blacken someone's name

blacken the reputation of

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

pummel^US

sully the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

pummelled^UK

damage the reputation of

find fault with

label

drag someone's name through the mud

demonize^US

demonise^UK

run a smear campaign against

write false reports about

muddy the reputation of

take a swipe at

drag someone's name through the mire

look down one's nose at

cast in a bad light

harm the reputation of

sully someone's reputation

mark wrong

spread tales about

drag name through mud

blacken the character of

categorize^US

categorise^UK

blemish the reputation of

tarnish the reputation of

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

treat disrespectfully

become a stain of the escutcheon of

become a blot of the escutcheon of

call names

hurt somebody's feelings

give something a bad press

tell someone to get lost

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

take advantage of

do the dirty on

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

taint someone's name

blacken someone's character

stain someone's good name

accuse falsely

sully someone's name

tarnish someone's name

bring a charge against

hold at fault

bring a case against

lay charges against

bring someone to trial

prefer charges against

bring charges against

give someone a mouthful

call to task

give someone a telling-off

give someone a wigging

give a rocket

pull up

give someone what for

give comeuppance

read the riot act

haul over the coals

give someone a dressing-down

give someone some stick

give someone an earful

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rating

give someone a roasting

express disapproval of

pooh pooh

shoot full of holes

sour grapes

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“No doubt the school will feel suitably chastened by her absence.”

Verb

get even with someone for

To retaliate or get revenge

get your own back for

take satisfaction

come back at

take satisfaction for

get even with

give tit for tat

return like for like

give as good as one gets

get your own back

take an eye for an eye

take an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

give someone a dose of their own medicine

give someone a taste of their own medicine

pay back

pay out

fight back

settle the score with

avenge oneself

give like for like

make reprisal

give someone their just deserts

turn the tables on

get revenge

give someone their comeuppance

let someone see how it feels

take reprisals against

settle a score with

pay someone back in his

square accounts

give someone a Roland for an Oliver

settle the score

have one's revenge

return the compliment

take an eye for an eye for

pay someone back in their own coin

be revenged

wreak vengeance

turn upon

give as good as you get

demand an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

defend oneself against

strike back at

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Verb

bring someone to their knees

To conquer or be victorious over

gain the upper hand over

get the upper hand over

pulverize^US

pummel^US

give someone a drubbing

walk over

pummelled^UK

take to the cleaners

mess up

win a resounding victory over

pulverise^UK

give someone a hiding

bung up

chastise

rough up

blow out of the water

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

outmaneuver^US

put someone in their place

immobilize^US

immobilise^UK

give someone a pasting

take apart

give someone the blues

break someone's spirit

gain the advantage over

colonize^US

enthrall^US

colonise^UK

enthral^UK

annex^US

bring to a standstill

take away someone's human rights

annexe^UK

throw back in confusion

rule with a rod of iron

put the squeeze on

domineer

influence

rule with an iron hand

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

have the whip hand over

exercise control over

have the upper hand in

have under one's thumb

boss about

call the shots

wear the trousers

have the upper hand over

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Verb

smooth someone's ruffled feathers

Quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of

tranquilize^US

humour^UK

humor^US

anesthetize^US

succor^US

stabilize^US

succour^UK

pour oil on troubled waters

stabilise^UK

take the sting out of

administer opiates to

administer narcotics to

desensitise^UK

desensitize^US

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

envigorate^UK

revitalise^UK

make one feel at ease

revitalize^US

invigorate^US

administer a tranquillizer to

administer a sedative to

settle something's nerves

settle one's nerves

set at ease

put off guard

undermine someone's resistance

cauterize^US

cauterise^UK

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

fulfil^UK

fulfill^US

make something bearable

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Verb

get rid of impurities from

Remove contaminants from

distil^UK

sanitise^UK

sanitize^US

deodorise^UK

deodorize^US

freshen

sieve

sift

sterilise^UK

sterilize^US

distill^US

pasteurise^UK

pasteurize^US

get rid of impurities

vaporize^US

vaporise^UK

cauterize^US

cauterise^UK

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

vaporize and condense

evaporate and condense

remove impurities from

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Verb

To render comprehensible or understandable

analyse^UK

analyze^US

reduce to the bare bones

summarize^US

explain in simple terms

emphasize^US

summarise^UK

emphasise^UK

give an explanation of

rationalize^US

state in layman's language

rationalise^UK

explicitize^US

put into plain English

explicitise^UK

get something straight

clear the air

put flesh on the bones of

symbolize^US

epitomize^US

quote

be a typical example of

symbolise^UK

epitomise^UK

serve as an example of

serve as a typical example of

formalize^US

formalise^UK

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Verb

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

To destroy, especially with godly force

pulverise^UK

pulverize^US

vaporise^UK

vaporize^US

vandalize^US

vandalise^UK

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

jeopardize^US

jeopardise^UK

put out of commission

throw a spanner in the works of

bring about the downfall of

discolour^UK

discolor^US

immobilize^US

carbonize^US

wipe off the face of the earth

detract from

strip down

wipe from the face of the earth

carbonise^UK

bring someone to their knees

immobilise^UK

treat with disrespect

fall to pieces

dash to pieces

burn up

cause the sacrifice of

throw a monkey wrench into

be prejudicial to

put at risk

be disadvantageous to

drive a nail into the coffin of

tamper with

take the enjoyment out of

take the pleasure out of

queer someone's pitch

be a blot on the landscape

drive a coach and horses through

make lose face

commit sacrilege against

blow out of the water

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

tyrannize^US

knock props from under

exenterate

take wind out of sails

bring to a standstill

tyrannise^UK

reduce to destitution

take the wind out of your sails

let wind out of sails

take down a peg or two

bring low

cut down to size

let down easy

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Verb

breathe down someone's neck

To cause unease in one's mental state

agonise^UK

agonize^US

hurt somebody's feelings

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

make one's heart bleed

stir up

make somebody's hackles rise

make someone see red

give someone the hump

make anxious

be a pain in the neck

drive round the bend

be a thorn in someone's side

labor^US

labour^UK

ruffle one's feathers

get your dander up

make your blood boil

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get up someone's nose

cause someone distress

make someone scratch their head

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

tread on someone's toes

be an affront to

be offensive

put someone's nose out of joint

slap

make severe demands on

drive round the twist

bring tears to your eyes

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

sensitize^US

sensitise^UK

get on someone's case

demoralize^US

demoralise^UK

victimize^US

terrorize^US

victimise^UK

appal^UK

appall^US

terrorise^UK

put someone off their stroke

drive you up the wall

rub you up the wrong way

jar on

cheese off

face

beat down

set one's teeth on edge

weigh heavily on someone's mind

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

scandalize^US

weigh heavily on one's mind

scandalise^UK

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

spoof

take the mickey

get on the wrong side of

slam

jibe at

cause someone to lose their composure

mess with someone's head

rattle someone's cage

take the wind out of your sails

belabour^UK

breath down someone's neck

belabor^US

make an enemy of somebody

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

bring pressure to bear on

resent

take over

push someon's buttons

knock the wind out of

impose upon

cause inconvenience to

get on someone's back

lead someone a merry dance

put someone off their stride

worst

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

set someone back on their heels

be a weight on someone's mind

create difficulties for

be a weight on one's mind

lose patience

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive you to distraction

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

make livid

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

exhaust someone's patience

make someone's stomach rise

give the cold shoulder

butt in on

put out of countenance

tyrannize^US