Chasten

v. t.	1.	To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod. [imp. & p. p. Chastened (-s'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Chastening.] For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth. - Heb. xii. 6.
	2.	To purify from errors or faults; to refine. They [classics] chasten and enlarge the mind, and excite to noble actions. - Layard.

Verb	1.	chasten - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" Synonyms: castigate, chastise, objurgate, correct
	2.	chasten - restrain or temper Synonyms: temper, moderate
	3.	chasten - correct by punishment or discipline Synonyms: tame, subdue

abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, attemper, bank the fire, blunt, bring to account, bring to book, call to account, castigate, constrain, control, correct, curb, damp, dampen, de-emphasize, deaden, deal with, diminish, discipline, downplay, dull, extenuate, inflict upon, keep within bounds, lay, lenify, lessen, lighten, masthead, mitigate, moderate, modulate, obtund, palliate, penalize, pillory, play down, purify, reduce, reduce the temperature, repress, settle with, simplify, slacken, slow down, smother, sober, sober down, soften, square accounts, stifle, subdue, suppress, take to task, tame, temper, tone down, tune down, underplay, visit upon, weaken

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