Difference between Chasten and Moderate

Chasten

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make chaste; to purify. To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement; to discipline. To render humble or restrained.

Moderate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not excessive; acting in moderationMediocreAverage priced; standard-deal(US politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who holds an intermediate position between the extremes relevant in a political contextSimilar middle-grounder in any other context.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To reduce the excessiveness of (something)To become less excessiveTo preside over (something) as a moderatorTo act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise

Example sentence: There are things that tend to moderate with age. Schizophrenia is somewhat like that.