chasten
verb (used with object)
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
has chastened
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present perfectof chasten (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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While many speakers acknowledged the current hardship, they also took comfort in the idea of an eventual rebound, asserting that the era of low prices has chastened them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2016
"Oh, the poor man! how terribly Allah has chastened him!" the young men exclaimed in concert, looking with pity at the sheik, who, with such magnificent surroundings, sat sad and lonely under the palms.
From Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace by Wilhelm Hauff
Sorrow has chastened him; trouble has softened him; I have nothing to say against the Judge William Conway of to-day.
From Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee by John Esten Cooke
If a cloistered life has chastened thy roses, their tender bloom has only become more touching.
From The Poor Gentleman by Hendrik Conscience
"I mean marriage has chastened him—the only way it ever improves anybody."
From The Second Generation by David Graham Phillips
