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punish
[puhn-ish]
verb (used with object)
to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault.
The goal of the court is to punish the criminal for the crime he has committed.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:to inflict a penalty for (an offense, fault, etc.).
Unconditional imprisonment is imposed to punish past transgressions.
Synonyms:Antonyms:to mistreat, abuse, or hurt.
Additional tariffs will punish working families with higher prices on household basics.
to handle severely or roughly, as in a fight.
to put to painful exertion, as a horse in racing.
Informal.to make a heavy inroad on; deplete.
to punish a quart of whiskey.
verb (used without object)
to inflict punishment.
punish
/ ˈʌɪʃ /
verb
to force (someone) to undergo a penalty or sanction, such as imprisonment, fines, death, etc, for some crime or misdemeanour
(tr) to inflict punishment for (some crime, etc)
(tr) to use or treat harshly or roughly, esp as by overexertion
to punish a horse
informal(tr) to consume (some commodity) in large quantities
to punish the bottle
Other 51Թ Forms
- punisher noun
- overpunish verb
- prepunish verb (used with object)
- quasi-punished adjective
- repunish verb
- self-punished adjective
- unpunished adjective
- well-punished adjective
- ˈܲԾԲ adjective
- ˈܲԾ noun
- ˈܲԾԲly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of punish1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He ordered that the ship be restored immediately, and those responsible be punished.
McIlroy acknowledged anything short of a top performance would be punished on the course.
Warwick is the second driver steward to be punished by the FIA for commenting on races in the past six months.
And the U.S. has the capability to hit Iran even harder than Israel, both militarily and through the extension of sanctions that have already been very punishing to the Iranian economy.
Many believed the activists were being punished for leading protests against the operations of oil multinationals, particularly Shell, in Nigeria's Ogoniland.
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