Chasten is related to the word chastise, meaning "to punish severely." Both words can be traced back to the Latin root castus, meaning "morally pure." So keep yourself on the straight and narrow when it comes to morality and you can avoid being chastened.
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Nov 3, 2017 · from Old French chastiier "to punish" (see chastise). Now chiefly in reference to moral discipline, divine rather than corporal punishment.
OED's earliest evidence for chasten is from 1526, in the New Testament. chasten is formed within English, by derivation.
Etymology. From Middle English chastien, from Old French chastier (“punish”), from Latin castīgō. Doublet of chastise and castigate and related to chaste.
Sep 23, 2024 · Word History. Etymology. extension with -en entry 2 of earlier chaste "to correct by punishment, discipline," going back to Middle English ...
Nov 3, 2017 · "to inflict pain upon to punish and recall to duty, to punish for the purpose of correcting or reclaiming," c. 1300, chastisen, from Old French chastiier.
Jun 11, 2019 · June 11, 2019 | to cause to be more humble or restrained If you say you would castigate or chastise someone in order to chasten them, ...
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The only known use of the verb chasten is in the mid 1500s. OED's only evidence for chasten is from 1548, in the writing of G. Wishart. chasten is apparently a ...
chāsten v. Etymology, Adapted from OF chastiier. Definitions (Senses and ... (a) To subdue (the flesh, desire), bring under control; control (one's tongue); ...
to make someone understand that they have failed or done something wrong and make them want to improve: He was chastened by the defeat and determined to work ...
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