chasten

Meaning

1. To make chaste.
2. (archaic) To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement.
3. To render humble or restrained.

Synonyms

chastise

punish

correct

discipline

castigate

moderate

penalize

subdue

temper

objurgate

restrain

give someone a lesson

teach someone a lesson

instruct

control

tame

obtund

penalise

pester

purge

purify

put down

refine

rein

reprimand

reprove

sanction

scourge

squelch

stay

stifle

subjugate

sublimate

train

🚋

worry

rein in

train up

bring under control

cause to obey

bring into subjection

give advice to

inflict punishment

contain

be puristic

absolve

bate

blame

bowdlerize

break in

catch

Translations

punire

castigar

punir

châtier

عاقب

corregir

kuisen

züchtigen

corriger

castigar

castigo

castificare

κολάζω

εξαγνίζω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: chastien

In summary

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