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chasten
/ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/
verb 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
own
VERB + CHASTEN
ought
CHASTEN + NOUN
body
PREP.
with
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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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.
Wiktionary02
Every man ought to chasten his own body in some measure.
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