Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enchasten

/ɛnˈt͡ʃeɪsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-chas-ten
IPA: /ɛnˈt͡ʃeɪsən/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To render chaste.

Literary

Example Sentences

"And shall it e’er be said, that a poor hind, Nursed in the lap of Ignorance, and bred In want and labour, glows with nobler zeal To laud his Maker’s attributes, while he Whom starry Science in her cradle rock’d, And Castaly enchasten’d, with its dews, Closes his eyes upon the holy word, And, blind to all but arrogance and pride, Dares to declare his infidelity, And openly contemn the Lord of Hosts?"
"I am the Child that motherless must weep, To hallow and enchasten all the land; And I am motherhood that cannot sleep, Without the pressure of a tiny hand. […]"

Etymology

From en- (intensifying prefix) + chasten (“to chastise, subdue, or render chaste”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: en

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛnˈt͡ʃeɪsən/
British English: /ɛnˈt͡ʃeɪsən/

Usage

Literary

Inflected Forms

enchastens (present, singular) enchastening (participle, present) enchastened (participle, past) enchastened (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce enchasten?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈt͡ʃeɪsən/.
What does enchasten mean?: To render chaste.
Where does enchasten come from?: From en- (intensifying prefix) + chasten (“to chastise, subdue, or render chaste”).

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