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chas|ten /tʃe I s ^ə n/ (chastens , chastening , chastened ) VERB [usu passive] If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly. [FORMAL ] □ [be V -ed + by ] He has clearly not been chastened by his thirteen days in detention. □ [V -ed] …a chastened England out to prove they are indeed one of the best teams in the world. [Also be V -ed + into ] ●  chas|tened ADJ □  The President now seems a more chastened and less confident politician than when he set out a week ago.

chas|ten|ing /tʃe I sən I ŋ/ ADJ A chastening experience makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly. □  From this chastening experience he learnt some useful lessons.

chas|tise /tʃæsta I z/ (chastises , chastising , chastised ) VERB If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done. [FORMAL ] □ [V n + for ] Thomas Rane chastised Peters for his cruelty. □ [V n] The Securities Commission chastised the firm but imposed no fine. □ [V pron-refl] I just don't want you to chastise yourself.

chas|tise|ment /tʃæsta I zmənt/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft a N ] Chastisement is the same as punishment. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

chas|tity /tʃæ st I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT Chastity is the state of not having sex with anyone, or of only having sex with your husband or wife. [OLD-FASHIONED ] □  He took a vow of chastity and celibacy.

chat ◆◇◇ /tʃæ t/ (chats , chatting , chatted )

1 VERB When people chat , they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way. □ [V ] The women were chatting. □ [V + to/with ] I was chatting to him the other day. □ [V + about ] We chatted about old times. ● N‑COUNT Chat is also a noun. □ [+ with ] I had a chat with John.

2 VERB When people chat , they exchange short written messages on the internet or on their phones. □ [V ] The software allows students to collaborate on documents and to chat via instant messaging. □ [V + to/with ] Kirstie was chatting with friends on a website. ● N‑COUNT Chat is also a noun. □  The author took part in a live web chat.

▸  chat up PHRASAL VERB If you chat someone up , usually someone you do not know very well, you talk to them in a friendly way because you are sexually attracted to them. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [V P n] He'd spent most of that evening chatting up one of my friends. □ [V n P ] She was chatting one of the guys up. COLLOCATIONS chat VERB 1

chat+ adverb : animatedly, excitedly, happily, merrily; amiably NOUN 1

adjective + chat : cosy, friendly, informal; heart-to-heart, one-to-one, private; brief

châ|teau /ʃæ toʊ/ (châteaux /ʃæ toʊz/) also chateau N‑COUNT A château is a large country house or castle in France.

chat|elaine /ʃæ təle I n/ (chatelaines ) N‑COUNT A chatelaine is the female owner, or the wife of the owner, of a castle or large country house.

chat|line /tʃæ tla I n/ (chatlines ) also chat line N‑COUNT People phone in to chatlines to have conversations with other people who have also phoned in. [BRIT ] □  She started using chat lines basically for someone to talk to.

cha t room (chat rooms ) N‑COUNT A chat room is a site on the internet where people can exchange messages about a particular subject. [COMPUTING ]

cha t show (chat shows ) N‑COUNT A chat show is a television or radio show in which people talk in a friendly, informal way about different topics. [BRIT ] in AM, use talk show

chat|tel /tʃæ t ^ə l/ (chattels ) N‑VAR Chattels are things that belong to you. [OLD-FASHIONED ] □  They were slaves, to be bought and sold as chattels.

chat|ter /tʃæ tə ^r / (chatters , chattering , chattered )