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dress down vs castigate

castigate vs dress down

dress down and castigate both are verbs.

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

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