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castigate vs penalise

penalise vs castigate

castigate and penalise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
castigate No No Yes No
penalise No No Yes No
As verbs, penalise is a hypernym of castigate; that is, penalise is a word with a broader meaning than castigate:
  • castigate: inflict severe punishment on
  • penalise: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
Other hypernyms of castigate include penalize, punish.
castigate (verb) penalise (verb)
censure severely impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
inflict severe punishment on
Difference between castigate and penalise

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