English Dictionary

chasten

/ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/

verb

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

His strict upbringing chastened him and made him more disciplined.

意味（1）

To make chaste.

意味（2）

(archaic) To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement.

I will be his father, and he shall be my sonne: if hee commit iniquitie, I will chasten him with the rodde of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.

意味（3）

To render humble or restrained.