The difference between Blame and Take to task
When used as verbs, blame means to censure (someone or something), whereas take to task means to lecture, berate, admonish, or hold somebody accountable for his or her actions.
Blame is also noun with the meaning: censure.
check bellow for the other definitions of Blame and Take to task
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Blame as a noun:
Censure.
Examples:
"Blame came from all directions."
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Blame as a noun:
Culpability for something negative or undesirable.
Examples:
"The blame for starting the fire lies with the arsonist."
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Blame as a noun:
Responsibility for something meriting censure.
Examples:
"They accepted the blame, but it was an accident."
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Blame as a noun (computing):
A source control feature that can show which user was responsible for a particular portion of the source code.
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Blame as a verb:
To censure (someone or something); to criticize.
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Blame as a verb (obsolete):
To bring into disrepute.
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Blame as a verb (transitive, usually followed by "for"):
To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame, to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
Examples:
"The arsonist was blamed for the fire."
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Take to task as a verb (idiomatic):
To lecture, berate, admonish, or hold somebody accountable for his or her actions.