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call on the carpet vs castigate

castigate vs call on the carpet

call on the carpet and castigate both are verbs.

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

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