chasten
verb (used with object)
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
chastener
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a word derived from
chasten.
Example Sentences
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And loyal Henry Wallace, smitten hip & thigh himself, still loved his chastener.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is not yet, however, married, and marriage is a great chastener.
From The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth
Sickness and pain may even prove benefits and blessings, if it shall so happen that we resign ourselves without complaint, to the scourge of the chastener, and grow patient beneath his stripes.
From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by William Gilmore Simms
There is a comforter, and there is a chastener.
From Wylder's Hand by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
On John Cross she fixed her fearless eye, like that of some fallen angel, still braving the chastener, whom he can not contend with.
From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by William Gilmore Simms
