Chasten

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make chaste.
  2. 2
    correct by punishment or discipline wordnet
  3. 3
    To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement. archaic

    "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."

  4. 4
    change by restraining or moderating wordnet
  5. 5
    To render humble or restrained.
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  1. 6
    censure severely wordnet

Synonyms

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chastisetameabateallayalleviateassuage

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"Every man ought to chasten his own body in some measure."

Etymology

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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