Meaning chasten
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chasten


1520s, with -en (1) + the word it replaced, obsolete verb chaste "to correct (someone's) behavior" (Middle English chastien, c. 1200), from Old French chastiier "to punish" (s [..]
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chasten


v. To purify by affliction.
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chasten


(v) censure severely(v) restrain(v) correct by punishment or discipline
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v. "(ppl.) chastised, punished," s.v. chaste v. OED. KEY: chasten@v
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v 1 chasted 1
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