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Chasten
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Meaning
Verb
●
To make chaste.
●
To
chastize
; to
punish
or
reprimand
for the sake of
improvement.
●
To
render
humble
or restrained.
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Origin
chasten
English
-en
English
-en
Middle English (1100-1500)
-enen
Middle English (1100-1500)
chaste
English
chaste
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
castus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Purify
Discipline
Restrain
Moderate
Related
Reprove
Exhort
Rebuke
Sanctify
Entreat
Ennoble
Blaspheme
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