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castigate vs punish

punish vs castigate

castigate and punish both are verbs.

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

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