chasten/ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/EtymologyFrom Middle English chastien, from Old French chastier (“punish”), from Latin castīgō. Doublet of chastise and castigate and related to chaste.chasten means To make chaste. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 69 out of 100.verbTo make chaste.To chastize; to punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement.“I will be his father, and he shall be my sonne: if hee commit iniquitie, I will chasten him with the rodde of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.”To render humble or restrained.