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| chas·ten [ cháyss'n ] (past and past participle chas·tened, present participle chas·ten·ing, 3rd person present singular chas·tens) |
transitive verb |
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1. make somebody subdued: to make somebody less self-satisfied or self-assertive and more subdued
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2. discipline somebody: to subject somebody to discipline
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3. moderate intensity of something: to moderate the intensity of something
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| [Early 16th century. < obsolete chaste (see chastise)] |
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  chas·tened adjective |
| chas·ten·er noun |
| chas·ten·ing adjective |
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