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Nov 29, 2009
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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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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