chasten

The story

1. Latin · derived fromcastīgō
2. Old French · derived fromchastier“punish”
3. Middle English · inherited fromchastien
4. English todaychasten

From Middle English chastien, from Old French chastier (“punish”), from Latin castīgō. Doublet of chastise and castigate and related to chaste.

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