chastened

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Made chaste
Chastised
Simple past tense and past participle of chasten
{s} punished; reprimanded, rebuked, admonished, reproved
Corrected; disciplined; refined; purified; toned down
punished especially by reproof or reprimand
chasten
To make chaste; to purify
chasten
To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement; to discipline
chasten
To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate
chasten
To render humble or restrained
chasten
to purify by affliction
chasten
{v} to correct, punish, beat
chasten
To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement
chasten
correct by punishment or discipline
chasten
If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly. He has clearly not been chastened by his thirteen days in detention A chastened Agassi flew home for a period of deep contemplation. + chastened chas·tened The President now seems a more chastened and less confident politician than when he set out a week ago. to make someone realize that their behaviour was wrong or mistaken (chaste (12-17 centuries), from chastier, from castigare; CASTIGATE)
chasten
To purify from errors or faults; to refine
chasten
To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod
chasten
{f} punish, discipline; criticize harshly; purify
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To make chaste
chasten
restrain or temper
chasten
censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
chastened

    Turkish pronunciation

    çeysınd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʧāsənd/ /ˈʧeɪsənd/

    Etymology

    [ 'chA-s&n ] (transitive verb.) 13th century. alteration of obsolete English chaste to chasten, from Middle English, from Old French chastier, from Latin castigare, from castus + -igare ; more at ACT.
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