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chastening
verb
(chas-ten)
to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline; also : purify
chastening
verb
(chas-ten)
to prune (something, such as a work or style of art) of excess, pretense, or falsity : refine
chastening
verb
(chas-ten)
to cause to be more humble or restrained : subdue
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