Chasten /(chā"s'n)/

imp. & p. p. Chastened; p. pr. & vb. n. Chastening

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

   For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth.

2. To purify from errors or faults; to refine.

   They [classics] chasten and enlarge the mind, and excite to noble actions.