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take to task vs castigate

castigate vs take to task

take to task and castigate both are verbs.

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

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