'Chasten' definitions:
Definition of 'chasten'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Chasten'
From: GCIDE
- Chasten \Chas"ten\ (ch[=a]"s'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chastened (-s'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Chastening.] [OE. chastien, OF. Chastier, F. Ch?tier, fr. L. castigare to punish, chastise; castus pure + agere to lead, drive. See Chaste, Act, and cf. Castigate, Chastise.]
- 1. To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod. [1913 Webster]
- For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth. --Heb. xii. 6. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To purify from errors or faults; to refine. [1913 Webster]
- They [classics] chasten and enlarge the mind, and excite to noble actions. --Layard.
- Syn: To chastise; punish; correct; discipline; castigate; afflict; subdue; purify.
- Usage: To Chasten, Punish, Chastise. To chasten is to subject to affliction or trouble, in order to produce a general change for the better in life or character. To punish is to inflict penalty for violation of law, disobedience to authority, or intentional wrongdoing. To chastise is to punish a particular offense, as with stripes, especially with the hope that suffering or disgrace may prevent a repetition of faults. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'chasten'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- assuage,
- attemper,
- bank the fire,
- blunt,
- bring to account,
- bring to book,
- call to account,
- castigate,
- chastise,
- constrain,
- control,
- correct,
- curb,
- damp,
- dampen,
- de-emphasize,
- deaden,
- deal with,
- diminish,
- discipline,
- downplay,
- dull,
- extenuate,
- inflict upon,
- keep within bounds,
- lay,
- lenify,
- lessen,
- lighten,
- masthead,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- obtund,
- palliate,
- penalize,
- pillory,
- play down,
- punish,
- purify,
- reduce,
- reduce the temperature,
- repress,
- restrain,
- settle with,
- simplify,
- slacken,
- slow down,
- smother,
- sober,
- sober down,
- soften,
- square accounts,
- stifle,
- subdue,
- suppress,
- take to task,
- tame,
- temper,
- tone down,
- tune down,
- underplay,
- visit upon,
- weaken