chasten
English
Etymology
From Middle English chastien, from Old French chastier (“punish”), from Latin castīgō. Doublet of chastise and castigate and related to chaste.
Pronunciation
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Verb
chasten (third-person singular simple present chastens, present participle chastening, simple past and past participle chastened)
- To make chaste.
- Synonym: purify
- (archaic) To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement.
- Synonym: discipline
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 7:14:
- 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.
- To render humble or restrained.
Translations
make chaste — see purify
punish — see also punish
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restrain — see restrain
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Noun
chasten
- Alternative form of chesteyne (“chestnut”)
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