chasten.
To make chaste.
Meaning & usage
To make chaste.
To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement.
To render humble or restrained.
Where this word comes from
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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