English → Latin
“chasten” in Latin
castīgōto castigate, chastise, reprove; to punish; to rebuke, reprimandpūniōto punish; to take vengeance, avenge
The English word chasten itself goes back to Latin castīgō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
chasten
castigare (with a view to the amendment of the offender): punire (general term). FIG., to chasten the body, *se ipsum or corpus suum castigare: castimoniam corporis servare (after Cic., De Legg., 2, 10, 24). To chasten anybody’s pride, superbiam alicujus retundere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for chasten?
- The usual Latin words for “chasten” are castīgō, pūniō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.