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bawl out vs castigate

castigate vs bawl out

bawl out and castigate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bawl out No No Yes No
castigate No No Yes No
As verbs, castigate is a hyponym of bawl out; that is, castigate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bawl out:
  • bawl out: censure severely or angrily
  • castigate: censure severely
Other hyponyms of bawl out include chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, brush down, tell off.
bawl out (verb) castigate (verb)
censure severely or angrily censure severely
inflict severe punishment on
Difference between bawl out and castigate

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