chasten

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/
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Rhymes: -eɪsən

Verb edit

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.
Synonyms: restrain, moderate

Translations edit

make chaste — see purify

punish — see also punish

Bulgarian: наказвам (bg) (nakazvam)

restrain — see restrain

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natches

Middle English edit

Noun edit

chasten

Alternative form of chesteyne (“chestnut”)