- PUNISH Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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
- PUNISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
punish verb [T] (TREAT BADLY) to use or treat something badly, violently, or without care:
- PUNISH Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
verb (used with object) to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc , as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault The goal of the court is to punish the criminal for the crime he has committed
- PUNISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
To punish is chiefly to inflict penalty or pain as a retribution for misdeeds, with little or no expectation of correction or improvement: to punish a thief
- Punish - definition of punish by The Free Dictionary
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 To exact or mete out punishment
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Definition of punish verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- punish - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
punish (third-person singular simple present punishes, present participle punishing, simple past and past participle punished) (transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in
- punish - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
Punish, correct, discipline refer to making evident public or private disapproval of violations of law, wrongdoing, or refusal to obey rules or regulations by imposing penalties
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