figurative. To restrain from excess or intensity; to moderate, temper, subdue. (Cf. chaste, adj. 7.)
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释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > restrained or moderate behaviour > make moderate (behaviour) [verb (transitive)] > a person (2) chasten1856 figurative. To restrain from excess or intensity; to moderate, temper, subdue. (Cf. chaste, adj. 7.) steady1913 Commerce intr. To become more free from fluctuation; also with up. |
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