chasten
verb
- admonish, scold
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/
verb
Etymology: From Middle English chastien, from Old French chastier (“punish”), from Latin castīgō. Doublet of chastise and castigate and related to chaste.
- To make chaste.
- 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.”
- To render humble or restrained.