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chastise vs berate

berate vs chastise

chastise and berate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chastise No No Yes No
berate No No Yes No
As verbs, berate is a hypernym of chastise; that is, berate is a word with a broader meaning than chastise:
  • chastise: censure severely
  • berate: censure severely or angrily
chastise (verb) berate (verb)
censure severely censure severely or angrily
Difference between chastise and berate

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