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chasten

verb
/ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/UK

Etymology

From Middle English chastien, from Old French chastier (“punish”), from Latin castīgō. Doublet of chastise and castigate and related to chaste.

  1. derived from castīgō
  2. derived from chastier
  3. inherited from chastien

Definitions

  1. To make chaste.

  2. To chastize

    To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement.

    • I will be his father, and he shall be my sonne: if hee commit iniquitie, I will chasten him with the rodde of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.

  3. To render humble or restrained.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA