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take to task vs objurgate

objurgate vs take to task

take to task and objurgate both are verbs.

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

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