chasten

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪsən

Verb

chasten (third-person singular simple present chastens, present participle chastening, simple past and past participle chastened)

1. To make chaste.

   Synonym: purify

2. (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.

3. To render humble or restrained.

   Synonyms: restrain, moderate

Derived terms

• chastener
• chastenment
• rechasten

Translations

make chaste — see purify

punish — see also punish

Bulgarian: наказвам (bg) (nakazvam)

restrain — see restrain

Anagrams

• natches

Middle English

Noun

chasten

1. alternative form of chesteyne (“chestnut”)