Dictionary
chas•ten
Pronunciation: (chā'sun), [key]—
v.t.
1. to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
2. to restrain; subdue:
Age has chastened his violent temper.
3. to make chaste in style.
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