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chasten - 4 dictionary results

chas⋅ten

[chey-suhn]
–verb (used with object)
1. to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
2. to restrain; subdue: Age has chastened his violent temper.
3. to make chaste in style.

Origin:
1520–30; chaste + -en 1 ; r. chaste (v.), ME chastien < OF chastier < L castigāre; see castigate


chas⋅ten⋅er, noun
chas⋅ten⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
chas⋅ten⋅ment, noun


1. discipline, punish. 2. humble. 3. purify, simplify.


1. indulge.
chas·ten   (chā'sən)   
tr.v.   chas·tened, chas·ten·ing, chas·tens
  1. To correct by punishment or reproof; take to task.
  2. To restrain; subdue: chasten a proud spirit.
  3. To rid of excess; refine or purify: chasten a careless writing style.

[Alteration of obsolete chaste, from Middle English chasten, chastien, from Old French chastiier, from Latin castigāre; see castigate.]
chas'ten·er n.

Chasten

Chas"ten\ (ch[=a]"s'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chastened (-s'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Chastening.] [OE. chastien, OF. Chastier, F. Ch?tier, fr. L. castigare to punish, chastise; castus pure + agere to lead, drive. See Chaste, Act, and cf. Castigate, Chastise.]

1. To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod.

For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth. --Heb. xii. 6.

2. To purify from errors or faults; to refine.

They [classics] chasten and enlarge the mind, and excite to noble actions. --Layard.

Syn: To chastise; punish; correct; discipline; castigate; afflict; subdue; purify.

Usage: To Chasten, Punish, Chastise. To chasten is to subject to affliction or trouble, in order to produce a general change for the better in life or character. To punish is to inflict penalty for violation of law, disobedience to authority, or intentional wrongdoing. To chastise is to punish a particular offense, as with stripes, especially with the hope that suffering or disgrace may prevent a repetition of faults.
Language Translation for : chasten
Spanish: castigar, escarmentar,
German: strafen,
Japanese: 懲らしめる

chasten 
1526, from obsolete chaste (v.), c.1200, from O.Fr. chastier (see chastize).
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