chasten
verb (used with object)
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
chastenment
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a word derived from
chasten.
Example Sentences
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For, as it was, the restraint of one instinct of his nature implied the over-indulgence of another which stood in at least as much need of chastenment.
From Sterne by H. D. (Henry Duff) Traill
