About The Word Chasten
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Chasten
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What's The Definition Of Chasten?
[v] correct by punishment or discipline
[v] restrain or temper [v] censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" Synonyms | Synonyms for Chasten: castigate | chastise | correct | moderate | objurgate | subdue | tame | temper Related Terms | Find terms related to Chasten: abate | allay | alleviate | assuage | attemper | bank the fire | blunt | bring to account | bring to book | call to account | castigate | chastise | constrain | control | correct | curb | damp | dampen | deaden | deal with | de-emphasize | diminish | discipline | downplay | dull | extenuate | inflict upon | keep within bounds | lay | lenify | lessen | lighten | masthead | mitigate | moderate | modulate | obtund | palliate | penalize | pillory | play down | punish | purify | reduce | reduce the temperature | repress | restrain | settle with | simplify | slacken | slow down | smother | sober | sober down | soften | square accounts | stifle | subdue | suppress | take to task | tame | temper | tone down | tune down | underplay | visit upon | weaken See Also | alter | bawl out | berate | change | chew out | chew up | chide | dress down | flame | have words | jaw | lambast | lambaste | lecture | rag | rebuke | remonstrate | reprimand | reproof | scold | trounce Chasten In Webster's Dictionary \Chas"ten\ (ch[=a]"s'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastened}
(-s'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chastening}.] [OE. chastien, OF.
Chastier, F. Ch?tier, fr. L. castigare to punish, chastise;
castus pure + agere to lead, drive. See {Chaste}, {Act}, and
cf. {Castigate}, {Chastise}.]
1. To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose
of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a
rod.
For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth. --Heb. xii.
6.
2. To purify from errors or faults; to refine.
They [classics] chasten and enlarge the mind, and
excite to noble actions. --Layard.
Syn: To chastise; punish; correct; discipline; castigate;
afflict; subdue; purify.
Usage: To {Chasten}, {Punish}, {Chastise}. To chasten is to
subject to affliction or trouble, in order to produce
a general change for the better in life or character.
To punish is to inflict penalty for violation of law,
disobedience to authority, or intentional wrongdoing.
To chastise is to punish a particular offense, as with
stripes, especially with the hope that suffering or
disgrace may prevent a repetition of faults.
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