CHASTEN, verb transitive 1. To correct by punishment; to punish; to inflict pain for the purpose of reclaiming an offender; as, to chasten a son with a rod. I will chasten him with the rod of men. 2 Samuel 7:14. 2. To afflict by other means. As many as I love I rebuke and chasten Revelation 3:19. 3. To purify from errors or faults.
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