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chasten

/ˈtʃeɪsən/CHAY-suhn
/ˈtʃeɪsən/CHAY-suhn

Meaningto castigate, make pure

Common meaning: discipline or make more modest

Journey through time

  1. Latincastigare‘to castigate, make pure’source
  2. Old Frenchchastier‘castier, to chasten, castigate’source
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsto castigate, make pure → disciplinechastien‘discipline’source
  4. Englishchasten‘discipline or make more modest’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin castigare ‘to castigate, make pure’.

Roots

  • castigare Latin “to castigate, make pure”

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