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chastens
We have found lemma(root) word of chastens : chasten.
Definitions
[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)
Phrases:
Origin
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early 16th century: from an obsolete verb chaste, from Old French chastier, from Latin castigare ‘castigate’, from castus ‘morally pure, chaste’
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