Part 1821

<h1>Chastely</h1> <Xpage=243>

<hw>Chaste"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a chaste manner; with purity.</def>

<h1>Chasten</h1> <Xpage=243>

<hw>Chas"ten</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Chastened</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Chastening</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>chastien</ets>, OF. <ets>Chastier</ets>, F. <ets>Ch<?/tier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>castigare</ets> to punish, chastise; <ets>castus</ets> pure + <ets>agere</ets> to lead, drive. See <er>Chaste</er>, <er>Act</er>, and cf. <er>Castigate</er>, <er>Chastise</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; <as>as, to <ex>chasten</ex> a son with a rod</as>.</def>

<blockquote>For whom the Lord loveth he <b>chasteneth</b>. <i>Heb. xii. 6.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To purify from errors or faults; to refine.</def>

<blockquote>They [classics] <b>chasten</b> and enlarge the mind, and excite to noble actions. <i>Layard.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To chastise; punish; correct; discipline; castigate; afflict; subdue; purify. To <er>Chasten</er>, <er>Punish</er>, <er>Chastise</er>. To <i>chasten</i> is to subject to affliction or trouble, in order to produce a general change for the better in life or character. To <i>punish</i> is to inflict penalty for violation of law, disobedience to authority, or intentional wrongdoing. To <i>chastise</i> is to punish a particular offense, as with stripes, especially with the hope that suffering or disgrace may prevent a repetition of faults.</syn>

<h1>Chastened</h1> <Xpage=243>

<hw>Chas"tened</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Corrected; disciplined; refined; purified; toned down.</def>

<i>Sir. W. Scott.</i>

<blockquote>Of such a finished <b>chastened</b> purity. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Chastener</h1> <Xpage=243>

<hw>Chas"ten*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who chastens.</def>

<h1>Chasteness</h1> <Xpage=243>

<hw>Chaste"ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Chastity; purity.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Literature & Art)</fld> <def>Freedom from all that is meretricious, gaundy, or affected; <as>as, <ex>chasteness</ex> of design</as>.</def>

<h1>Chastisable</h1> <Xpage=243>

<hw>Chas*tis"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable.</def>

<i>Sherwood.</i>

<h1>Chastise</h1> <Xpage=243>

<hw>Chas*tise"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp & p. p.</tt> <er>Chastised</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Chastising</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>chastisen</ets>; <ets>chastien</ets> + ending <ets>-isen</ets> + modern <ets>-ise</ets>, <ets>ize</ets>, L. <ets>izare</ets>, G. <?/. See <er>Chasten</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish, as with stripes.</def>

<blockquote>How fine my master is! I am afraid He will <b>chastise</b> me. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting chemists thus discovered and <b>chastised</b>. <i>Boyle.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.</def>

<blockquote>The gay, social sense, by decency <b>chastised</b>. <i>Thomson.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Chasten</er>.</syn>

<h1>Chastisement</h1> <Xpage=243>