Chastening
11chasten — chas|ten [ˈtʃeısən] v [T usually passive] formal [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: chaste to chasten (12 17 centuries), from Old French chastier, from Latin castigare; CASTIGATE] to make someone realize that their behaviour was wrong or mistaken ▪ Party… …
12chasten — v.tr. 1 (esp. as chastening, chastened adjs.) subdue, restrain (a chastening experience; chastened by his failure). 2 discipline, punish. 3 moderate. Derivatives: chastener n. Etymology: obs. chaste (v.) f. OF chastier f. L castigare CASTIGATE …
13Chasten — Chas ten (ch[=a] s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastened} ( s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chastening}.] [OE. chastien, OF. Chastier, F. Ch?tier, fr. L. castigare to punish, chastise; castus pure + agere to lead, drive. See {Chaste}, {Act}, and cf.… …
14Chastened — Chasten Chas ten (ch[=a] s n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastened} ( s nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chastening}.] [OE. chastien, OF. Chastier, F. Ch?tier, fr. L. castigare to punish, chastise; castus pure + agere to lead, drive. See {Chaste}, {Act}, and cf …
15Moralize — Mor al*ize (m[o^]r al*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moralized} (m[o^]r al*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Moralizing} (m[o^]r al*[imac]*z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. moraliser.] 1. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from …
16Moralized — Moralize Mor al*ize (m[o^]r al*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moralized} (m[o^]r al*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Moralizing} (m[o^]r al*[imac]*z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. moraliser.] 1. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a… …
17Moralizing — Moralize Mor al*ize (m[o^]r al*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moralized} (m[o^]r al*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Moralizing} (m[o^]r al*[imac]*z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. moraliser.] 1. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a… …
18Nevertheless — Nev er*the*less , adv. & conj. [Never + the (see {The} by that) + less.] Not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet. [1913 Webster] No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth… …
19chasten — transitive verb (chastened; chastening) Etymology: alteration of obsolete English chaste to chasten, from Middle English, from Anglo French chastier, from Latin castigare, from castus + igare (from agere to drive) more at act Date: 13th century 1 …
20douche — noun Etymology: French, from Italian doccia, from docciare to douche, from doccia water pipe, probably back formation from doccione conduit, from Latin duction , ductio means of conveying water, from ducere to lead more at tow Date: 1766 1. a. a… …
