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call down vs chastise

chastise vs call down

call down and chastise both are verbs.

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

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