Bible Dictionaries
Chasten

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a rod.

(2):

(v. t.) To purify from errors or faults; to refine.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chasten'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/chasten.html. 1828.