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Castigate vs Subdue - What's the difference?

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Castigate is a related term of subdue.


As verbs the difference between castigate and subdue

is that castigate is to punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely while subdue is to overcome, quieten, or bring under control.

castigate

English

Verb

(castigat)
  • To punish severely; to criticize severely; to reprimand severely.
  • * 1977 , , Penguin Classics, p. 261:
    • The curse of avarice and cupidity / Is all my sermon, for it frees the pelf. / Out come the pence, and specially for myself, / For my exclusive purpose is to win / And not at all to castigate their sin.
  • To revise or make corrections to a publication.

    • Synonyms

    * (to punish severely) chastise, punish, rebuke, reprimand * (to revise a publication) correct, revise * See also

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    subdue

    English

    Verb

    (subdu)
  • To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 2 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Bulgaria 0-3 England , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Gary Cahill, a target for Arsenal and Tottenham before the transfer window closed, put England ahead early on and Rooney was on target twice before the interval as the early hostility of the Bulgarian supporters was swiftly subdued .}}
  • To bring (a country) under control by force.

    • Synonyms

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