castigate vs rag

rag vs castigate

castigate is not a noun while rag is a noun.

castigate and rag both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
castigate	No	No	Yes	No
rag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rag is a hypernym of castigate; that is, rag is a word with a broader meaning than castigate:

castigate: censure severely
rag: censure severely or angrily

Other hypernyms of castigate include bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, scold, take to task, trounce.

castigate (noun)	rag (noun)
	a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
	a small piece of cloth
	newspaper with half-size pages
	music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
	a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

castigate (verb)	rag (verb)
censure severely	break into lumps before sorting
inflict severe punishment on	censure severely or angrily
	harass with persistent criticism or carping
	play in ragtime
	treat cruelly
	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

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