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remonstrate vs castigate

castigate vs remonstrate

remonstrate and castigate both are verbs.

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

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