chasten

Meaning

Verb

To make chaste.
To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement.
To render humble or restrained.

Origin

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

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