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chew up vs castigate

castigate vs chew up

chew up and castigate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chew up No No Yes No
castigate No No Yes No
As verbs, castigate is a hyponym of chew up; that is, castigate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chew up:
  • chew up: censure severely or angrily
  • castigate: censure severely
Other hyponyms of chew up include chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate, brush down, tell off.
chew up (verb) castigate (verb)
censure severely or angrily censure severely
inflict severe punishment on
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