berate vs castigate

berate and castigate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
berate	No	No	Yes	No
castigate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, castigate is a hyponym of berate; that is, castigate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than berate:

Other hyponyms of berate include chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, brush down, tell off.

berate (verb)	castigate (verb)
censure severely or angrily	censure severely
	inflict severe punishment on