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verb

Chasten v. t. (past & past part. chastened; pres. part. chastening)

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."

To purify from errors or faults; to refine. "They (classics) chasten and enlarge the mind, and excite to noble actions."

Synonyms: To chastise; punish; correct; discipline; castigate; afflict; subdue; purify. 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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Etymology of 'Chasten'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... "if it's my story you want, I don't mind a bit. It will chasten me to tell it, and you can stop me the ...

— IT and Other Stories • Gouverneur Morris

... he himself referred to this year spent in prison as "a pious retreat, that I might meditate, and chasten my soul in ...

— Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 • Elbert Hubbard

... not blame thee for these thoughts, albeit they be charged with peril in these days. It is human nature thus to question and thus to doubt. We may not blind our eyes, though we must ever strive to chasten our hearts, that we fall not into the condemnation of those who speak evil of dignities, and bring a railing accusation against those set over them. I, too, have had my period of storm-tossed doubts and fears; but I have learned to fix mine eyes upon the Holy One of Israel, who never ...

— The Secret Chamber at Chad • Evelyn Everett-Green

... about to commence, and about two minutes ago I suddenly decided that you might as well pay for it with your own money. I have no doubt such a course will meet with the approval of your independent spirit anyhow. You're a little too uppish yet, Matt. You must be chastened, and the only way to chasten a man and make him humble is to turn him loose to fight with the pack for a while. Consequently I'm going to turn you loose, Matt; there are some wolves along California Street that will take your twenty thousand away from you so fast that ...

— Cappy Ricks • Peter B. Kyne

... mourn nor murmur; other gifts Have followed; for such loss, I would believe, Abundant recompense. For I have learned To look on nature, not as in the hour Of thoughtless youth; but hearing oftentimes The still, sad music of humanity, Nor harsh, nor grating, though of ample power To chasten and subdue. And I have felt A presence that disturbs me with the joy Of elevated thoughts; a sense sublime Of something far more deeply interfused, Whose dwelling is the light of setting suns, And the round ocean, and the living air And the blue sky, and in ...

— A Dish Of Orts • George MacDonald

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