punish

Definition of Punish in English :

Verb

impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

Example Sentences:
'The students were penalized for showing up late for class'
'we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Punish

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verb

1.

to force (someone) to undergo a penalty or sanction, such as imprisonment, fines, death, etc, for some crime or misdemeanour

2. (transitive)

to inflict punishment for (some crime, etc)

3. (transitive)

to use or treat harshly or roughly, esp as by overexertion

to punish a horse

4. (transitive) informal

to consume (some commodity) in large quantities

to punish the bottle

Punish

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verb transitive

1.

to cause to undergo pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or wrongdoing

2.

to impose a penalty on a wrongdoer for (an offense)

3.

to treat harshly or injuriously

the punishing rays of the sun

4. Informal

to consume or use up

verb intransitive

5.

to deal out punishment

Punish

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v. pun·ished, pun·ish·ing, pun·ish·es

v.tr.

1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault.

2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense).

3. To handle or use roughly; damage or hurt: My boots were punished by our long trek through the desert.

v.intr.

To exact or mete out punishment.

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