transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchā-s ə n ]
transitive verb
( chas·tened ; chas·ten·ing ˈchās-niŋ, ˈchā-s ə n-iŋ)
Etymology: alteration of obsolete English chaste to chasten, from Middle English, from Anglo-French chastier, from Latin castigare, from castus + -igare (from agere to drive) — more at act
Date: 13th century
1. : to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline ; also : purify
2.
a. : to prune (as a work or style of art) of excess, pretense, or falsity : refine
b. : to cause to be more humble or restrained : subdue
Synonyms: see punish
• chas·ten·er ˈchās-nər, ˈchā-s ə n-ər noun