chastise vs rag

rag vs chastise

chastise is not a noun while rag is a noun.

chastise and rag both are verbs.

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

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

chastise: censure severely
rag: censure severely or angrily

Other hypernyms of chastise 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.

chastise (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

chastise (verb)	rag (verb)
censure severely	break into lumps before sorting
	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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