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PUNISH
punish, penalize, penalise
(verb) impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; “The students were penalized for showing up late for class”; “we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
punish (third-person singular simple present punishes, present participle punishing, simple past and past participle punished)
(transitive) To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
Synonym: castigate
(transitive, figuratively) To treat harshly and unfairly.
Synonym: mistreat
(transitive, colloquial) To handle or beat severely; to maul.
(transitive, colloquial) To consume a large quantity of.
Anagrams
• push in, push-in, pushin', unship
Source: Wiktionary
Pun"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Punished; p. pr. & vb. n. Punishing.] Etym: [OE. punischen, F. punir, from L. punire, punitum, akin to poena punishment, penalty. See Pain, and -ish.]
1. To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in retribution; to chasten; as, to punish traitors with death; a father punishes his child for willful disobedience. A greater power Now ruled him, punished in the shape he sinned. Milton.
2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense) upon the offender; to repay, as a fault, crime, etc., with pain or loss; as, to punish murder or treason with death.
3. To injure, as by beating; to pommel. [Low]
Syn.
– To chastise; castigate; scourge; whip; lash; correct; discipline. See Chasten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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