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chide vs brush down

brush down vs chide

chide and brush down both are verbs.

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