They [classics] chasten and enlarge the mind, and excite to noble actions.
Layard.
Syn. -- To chastise; punish; correct; discipline; castigate; afflict; subdue; purify. To Chasten, Punish, Chastise. To chasten is to subject to affliction or trouble, in order to produce a general change for the better in life or character. To punish is to inflict penalty for violation of law, disobedience to authority, or intentional wrongdoing. To chastise is to punish a particular offense, as with stripes, especially with the hope that suffering or disgrace may prevent a repetition of faults.
Chas"tened (?), a. Corrected; disciplined; refined; purified; toned down. Sir. W. Scott.
Of such a finished chastened purity.
Tennyson.
Chas"ten*er (?), n. One who chastens.
Chaste"ness (?), n. 1. Chastity; purity.
2. (Literature & Art) Freedom from all that is meretricious, gaudy, or affected; as, chasteness of design.
Chas*tis"a*ble (?), a. Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable. Sherwood.
Chas*tise" (chăs*tīz"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chastised (- tīzd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Chastising.] [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending -isen + modern -ise, -ize, L. - izare, Gr. -i`zein. See Chasten.] 1. 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.
How fine my master is! I am afraid
He will chastise me.
Shak.
I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting chemists thus discovered and chastised.
Boyle.
2. To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.
The gay, social sense, by decency chastised.
Thomson.
Syn. -- See Chasten.
Chas"tise*ment (?), n. [From Chastise.] The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and correction; discipline; punishment.
Shall I so much dishonor my fair stars,
On equal terms to give him chastesement!
Shak.
I have borne chastisement; I will not offend any more.
Job xxxiv. 31.
Chas*tis"er (?), n. One who chastises; a punisher; a corrector. Jer. Taylor.
The chastiser of the rich.
Burke.
Chas"ti*ty (?), n. [F. chastetÚ, fr. L. castitas, fr. castus. See Chaste.] 1. The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from unlawful sexual intercourse.
She . . . hath preserved her spotless chastity.
T. Carew.