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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 + -en1; replacing chaste (v.), Middle English chastien < Old French chastier < Latin castigāre; see castigate
1520–30; chaste + -en1; replacing chaste (v.), Middle English chastien < Old French chastier < Latin castigāre; see castigate
Related forms
chas·ten·er, noun
chas·ten·ing·ly, adverb
chas·ten·ment, noun
un·chas·tened, adjective
Synonyms
1. discipline, punish. 2. humble. 3. purify, simplify.
1. discipline, punish. 2. humble. 3. purify, simplify.
Antonyms
1. indulge.
1. indulge.
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Chasten
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Example Sentences
- We need to place the blame where it belongs, to chasten our policy elites.
- Conscience and remembrance of them should chasten those of us who have lived on and reined in idealism.
- Waterfalls chasten and refresh, providing an extraordinary combination of moral instruction and physical pleasure.
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Word Origin & History
chasten
1526, from obsolete chaste (v.), c.1200, from O.Fr. chastier (see chastize).
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