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1
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
- chastened the child with five minutes of sitting in the corner
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2
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
- the unexpected loss to a second-rate player really chastened the tournament's top-seeded tennis star
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The first known use of chasten was in 1526
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