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Meanings of chasten in English

Catalan
punir
Spanish
reñir

Censure severely.

punir
Catalan
moderar
Spanish
corregir

Restrain.

moderar
Spanish
domar

Correct by punishment or discipline.

domar
Usage of chasten in English
1
The contrast of his manner on my return would further chasten her.
The Boss of Little Arcady
2
He might help to chasten the sentences laughed at by those newspapers.
Lord Ormont and His Aminta — Volume 1
3
Why was not this Thing ever present, to chasten and sober me?
A Far Country — Volume 3
4
In all things chasten and strengthen her, my child, and me.
Saint's Progress
5
She longed to have Ellen back again, to love and spoil and chasten.
Joanna Godden
6
I love Springhaven, Springhaven loves me, and we chasten one another.
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
7
Upbraid me not, ye beautiful dancers, when I chasten the little God somewhat!
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
8
Also I thought that tribulation might chasten you in the eyes of the Lord.
The Red Planet
9
He perceives dimly that a desire to chasten the stage is in the air.
Nonsenseorship
10
As many as I love, I reprove and chasten; be zealous therefore, and repent.
The Church and Modern Life
11
But now I see the Lord had His time to scourge and chasten me.
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlands...
12
I've done my best to chasten the evil in her.
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
13
But Italian Madonnas ought to chasten and elevate his thoughts.
Red Hair
14
To chasten this apparent chaos is a problem which man has set before him.
Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, an...
15
Only Rockney fired to chasten, Con O'Donnell for a diversion, to appease an animus.
Celt and Saxon — Volume 2
16
Hasn't the applecart of orthodox science been upset often enough to chasten us into caution?
The god delusion
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Translations for chasten
Chasten through the time
Chasten across language varieties
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