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Word entry · 7 letters

chasten

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"Discipline or humble"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/Part of speech verbSorted acehnstStarts with CEnds with N1 clues
1C2H3A4S5T6E7N

Definitions

  1. correct by punishment or discipline

Word origin

From Middle English chastien, from Old French chastier (“punish”), from Latin castīgō. Doublet of chastise and castigate and related to chaste.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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