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- DictionaryChas·ten/ˈCHās(ə)n/
verb
- 1. (of a rebuke or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on: "the director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops"
The meaning of CHASTEN is to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline; also : purify. How to use chasten in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Chasten.
1. discipline, punish. 2. humble. 3. purify, simplify. 1. indulge. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: chasten /ˈtʃeɪsən/ vb (transitive) to bring to a state of submission; subdue; tame. to discipline or correct by punishment. to moderate; restrain; temper.
Chasten definition, to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise. See more.
To inflict pain, trouble, or affliction on for the purpose of reclaiming from evil; correct; chastise; punish: formerly of corporal punishment, but now, chiefly with a moral reference, of disciplinary affliction. To purify by discipline, as the taste; refine; make chaste: as, to chasten the imagination, the taste, or one's style.
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adjective. /ˈtʃeɪsnɪŋ/ making somebody feel sorry for something they have done. It was a chastening experience. She gave them a chastening lecture. The party suffered a chastening defeat in the elections. It is chastening to remember that this happened only 20 years ago. Want to learn more?
To inflict disciplinary or corrective punishment on; to visit with affliction for the purpose of moral improvement; to correct, discipline, chastise. (Usually of Divine chastisement.) Whom the Lorde loveth, him he chasteneth. He shall by this meanes chasten the vnruly and disobedient.
