[ˈtʃeɪsn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a rebuke or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on
(e.g: the director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops)


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Origin:
early 16th century: from an obsolete verb chaste, from Old French chastier, from Latin castigare ‘castigate’, from castus ‘morally pure, chaste’