chasten

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chasten (3ª persona sing. presente chastens, participio presente chastening, passato semplice e participio passato chastened)

  1. redarguire
  2. trattenere, moderare, temperare
  3. umiliare
  4. purificare

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃeɪ.sən/ Ascolta la pronuncia :

dal medio inglese chastien, dal francese antico chastier, dal latino castīgō