To make chaste. / (archaic) To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement. / To render humble or restrained.

present participle of chasten

The act by which somebody is chastened.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chasten

simple past tense and past participle of chasten

Made chaste; purified; modest. / Made moderate; restrained. / Chastised.

plural of chastening

The act of chastening. / The state of being chastened.

plural of chastener

One who chastens.