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Chastise vs Chastening - What's the difference?

chastise | chastening |

As verbs the difference between chastise and chastening

is that chastise is to punish or scold someone while chastening is .

As a noun chastening is

the act by which somebody is chastened.

chastise

English

Alternative forms

* chastize (archaic in British English and rare in American English)

Verb

  • To punish or scold someone.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * punish * castigate

    chastening

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which somebody is chastened.
  • * Jonathan Edwards
    • But these chastenings are for his sins, as appears by what follows