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- Dictionarypun·ish/ˈpəniSH/
verb
- 1. inflict a penalty or sanction on (someone) as retribution for an offense, especially a transgression of a legal or moral code: "I have done wrong and I'm being punished for it"
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The meaning of PUNISH is to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation. How to use punish in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Punish.
to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them, forcing them to pay money, sending them to prison, etc.: Those responsible for these crimes must be brought to court and punished. He punished the class by giv ing them extra work.
To punish is to discipline or penalize someone because they've done something wrong. If you stole the cookie from the cookie jar, someone may have to punish you.
Punish definition: to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault. See examples of PUNISH used in a sentence.
1. (Law) to force (someone) to undergo a penalty or sanction, such as imprisonment, fines, death, etc, for some crime or misdemeanour. 2. (Law) ( tr) to inflict punishment for (some crime, etc) 3. ( tr) to use or treat harshly or roughly, esp as by overexertion: to punish a horse.
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.
Definition of punish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
punish meaning, definition, what is punish: to make someone suffer because they have...: Learn more.
to make someone suffer because they have done something bad: [ often passive ] They must be severely punished for these crimes. Fewer examples. He must be punished - it's a matter of principle. The judge only punished her with a fine. The guards have the power to punish prisoners for bad behaviour.
verb. punished, punishes, punishing. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault. American Heritage. To cause to undergo pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or wrongdoing. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To impose a penalty on a wrongdoer for (an offense) Webster's New World.
