For me, "chasten" can only have persons as direct object, and in the active is thoroughly archaic. What is current is the passive "to be chastened" (e.g. by an experience) which does seem to correspond to 'escarmentar' v. intr.
The sense 'polir (un text)' is new to me.
Max Wheeler - 19/Mar/06 09:22 AM For me, "chasten" can only have persons as direct object, and in the active is thoroughly archaic. What is current is the passive "to be chastened" (e.g. by an experience) which does seem to correspond to 'escarmentar' v. intr.
The sense 'polir (un text)' is new to me.
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The sense 'polir (un text)' is new to me.