Punish

['pʌnɪʃ]

Definition

(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'.

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Definition

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) 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.

(v. t.) To injure, as by beating; to pommel.

Edited by Dinah

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Chastise, castigate, lash, chasten, discipline, correct, scourge, whip.

Edited by Leah

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Chastise, castigate, chasten, correct, whip, scourge

ANT:Reward, recompense, remunerate, indemnify

Edited by Fergus

Definition

v.t. to cause to pay a penalty: to cause loss or pain to a person for a fault or crime: (coll.) to handle or beat severely maul: (coll.) to consume a large quantity of: to chasten.—ns. Punishabil′ity Pun′ishableness.—adj. Pun′ishable that may be punished—said both of persons and crimes.—ns. Pun′isher; Pun′ishment act or process of punishing: loss or pain inflicted for a crime or fault: the consequences of a broken law.—adjs. Punitive (pū′ni-tiv) pertaining to punishment: inflicting punishment; Pū′nitory punishing: tending to punishment.

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