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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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Word Origin & History
chasten
1526, from obsolete chaste (v.), c.1200, from O.Fr. chastier (see chastize).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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