| 单词 | chasten |
| 释义 | chasten —chastener, n. —chasteningly, adv. —chastenment, n. /chay"seuhn/, v.t. 1. to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise. 2. to restrain; subdue: Age has chastened his violent temper. 3. to make chaste in style. [1520-30; CHASTE + -EN1; r. chaste (v.), ME chastien < OF chastier < L castigare; see CASTIGATE] Syn. 1. discipline, punish. 2. humble. 3. purify, simplify. Ant. 1. indulge. |
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