- chasten (v.)
[chasten 词源字典]
- 1520s, with -en (1) + the word it replaced, obsolete verb chaste "to correct (someone's) behavior" (Middle English chastien, c. 1200), from Old French chastiier "to punish" (see chastise). Related: Chastened; chastening.[chasten etymology, chasten origin, 英语词源]