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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.
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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
Derived Forms
- ˈܲԾԲ, adjective
- ˈܲԾ, noun
- ˈܲԾԲly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·· noun
- ··ܲ· verb
- ·ܲ· verb (used with object)
- ܲ·-ܲ· adjective
- ·ܲ· verb
- -ܲ· adjective
- ܲ·ܲ· adjective
- ɱ-ܲ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of punish1
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Example Sentences
However, it did not have the desired impact as he missed a series of regulation pots against an opponent who punished him in ruthless fashion.
"Yet, we have been punished for his alleged crimes. Why?"
President Obama had directed schools to avoid enacting discipline policies that disproportionately punished underrepresented student groups — a stance later supported by President Biden.
"India will identify, track and punish" the people behind the attack in a way "beyond their imagination", Modi said in a fiery speech days after the killings last week.
“It’s an agenda. A narrow, self-serving vision of America where they punish truth tellers, favor loyalists, cash in on their power, and leave everyone to fend for themselves,” Harris said.
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