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Punish
ˈpʌnɪʃ
Punish definitions
verb
punish
punished
punishes
punishing
- inflict or impose a restriction, financial penalty, form of suffering, or other undesired consequence on (someone) because they have committed an offence
"they take the view that criminals should be severely punished"
penalize discipline mete out punishment to bring someone to book teach someone a lesson make an example of- inflict or impose a restriction, financial penalty, form of suffering, or other undesired consequence on someone for (an offence, especially a transgression of a legal or moral code)
"fraudulent acts would be punished by up to two years in prison"
- capitalize on (an opponent's mistake), especially in sport
"Australia punished Ireland's handling blunders and scored three tries"
- treat (someone) in an unfairly harsh way
"a rise in prescription charges would punish the poor"
- subject to severe and debilitating treatment
"unforgiving cold has punished the eastern third of the country for the past ten days"