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take to task vs chastise

chastise vs take to task

take to task and chastise both are verbs.

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

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