chasten

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Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/ (UK)

Definition of chasten

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

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verb

To make chaste.
(archaic)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.”
To render humble or restrained.

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

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