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call down vs castigate

castigate vs call down

call down and castigate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
call down No No Yes No
castigate No No Yes No
As verbs, castigate is a hyponym of call down; that is, castigate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than call down:
  • call down: censure severely or angrily
  • castigate: censure severely
Other hyponyms of call down include chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, brush down, tell off.
call down (verb) castigate (verb)
censure severely or angrily censure severely
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic inflict severe punishment on
Difference between call down and castigate

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