Ferule and Promote

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Ferule noun - A switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children.

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Promote is an antonym for ferule in scold topic.

Nearby Word: ferula

Promote verb - To move higher in rank or position.

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Ferule is an antonym for promote.

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Promote and Ferule. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ferule/promote

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