chasten

UK /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/ US /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/
verb 3

Definitions

verb

1

To make chaste.

2

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.

3

To render humble or restrained.

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