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pun·ish  (pnsh)

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 roughly; hurt: My boots were punished by our long trek through the desert.

v.intr.

To exact or mete out punishment.

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[Middle English punissen, punishen, from Old French punir, puniss-, from Latin poenre, pnre, from poena, punishment, from Greek poin; see k^wei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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punish·a·bili·ty n.

punish·a·ble adj.

punish·er n.

Synonyms: punish, correct, chastise, discipline, castigate, penalize
These verbs mean to subject a person to something negative for an offense, sin, or fault. Punish is the least specific: The principal punished the students who were caught cheating.
To correct is to punish so that the offender will mend his or her ways: Regulations formerly permitted prison wardens to correct unruly inmates.
Chastise implies either corporal punishment or a verbal rebuke, as a means of effecting improvement in behavior: I chastised the bully by giving him a thrashing. The sarcastic child was roundly chastised for insolence.
Discipline stresses punishment inflicted by an authority in order to control or to eliminate unacceptable conduct: The worker was disciplined for insubordination.
Castigate means to censure or criticize severely, often in public: The judge castigated the attorney for badgering the witness.
Penalize usually implies the forfeiture of money or of a privilege or gain because rules or regulations have been broken: Those who file their income-tax returns late will be penalized.

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punish

Verb

1. to force (someone) to undergo a penalty for some crime or misbehaviour

2. to inflict punishment for (some crime or misbehaviour)

3. to treat harshly, esp. by overexertion: he continued to punish himself in the gym [Latin punire]

punishable adj
punishing adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

punish - 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" penalise, penalize avenge, retaliate, revenge - take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother" tar-and-feather - smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment; "The thief was tarred and feathered" execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" pillory - punish by putting in a pillory castigate - inflict severe punishment on amerce - punish with an arbitrary penalty victimise, victimize - punish unjustly scourge - punish severely; excoriate discipline, sort out, correct - punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

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punish

verb discipline, correct, castigate, chastise, beat, sentence, whip, lash, cane, flog, scourge, chasten, penalize, bring to book, slap someone's wrist, throw the book at, rap someone's knuckles, give someone the works (slang) give a lesson to

Translations

punish [ˈpʌnɪʃ] vt → castigar;

to punish sb for sth/for doing sth → castigar a algn por algo/por haber hecho algo

punish [ˈpʌnɪʃ] vt → punir;

to punish sb for sth/for doing sth → punir qn de qch/d'avoir fait qch

punish [ˈpʌnɪʃ] vt → bestrafen;

to punish sb for sth → jdn für etw bestrafen;

to punish sb for doing sth → jdn dafür bestrafen, dass er etw getan hat

punish [ˈpʌnɪʃ] vt → punire;

to punish sb for sth/for doing sth → punire qn per qc/per aver fatto qc

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punish

v punish [ˈpaniʃ]

1 to cause to suffer for a crime or fault He was punished for stealing the money.strafيُعاقِبнаказвам(po)trestatstraffebestrafenτιμωρώ (για αδίκημα)castigarkaristamaمجازات کردنrangaistapunirלְהַעֲנִישदण्ड देना(meg)büntetmenghukumhegna, refsapunire罰する응징하다, 처벌하다(nu)baustisodītmenghukumstraffenstraffe, refsekaraćcastigara pedepsiкарать(po)trestaťkaznovatikaznitistraffaลงอาญาcezalandırmak懲罰каратиسزا پاناtrừng phạt惩罚

2 to give punishment for The teacher punishes disobedience.strafيَفْرِضُ عُقوبَةًнаказвамtrestatstraffebestrafenτιμωρώcastigarkaristamaتنبیه کردنrangaistapunirלְהִעֲנִישदण्डित करना(meg)büntetmenghukumrefsapunireこらしめる벌하다(nu)bausti užsodītmenghukumstraffenrefse, straffekaraćpunira pedepsi, a da o pedeapsăнаказыватьtrestaťkaznovatikaznitibestraffaลงโทษcezalandırmak懲罰каратиسزا ديناphạt惩罚

adj ˈpunishable

(of offences etc) able or likely to be punished by law Driving without a licence is a punishable offence.strafbaarمُسْتَوْجِب العِقابнаказуемtrestnýstrafbarstrafbarαξιόποινοςpunible, castigablekaristatavقابل تنبیهrangaistavapunissableבַּר-עוֹנשִיןदण्डनीयbüntetendőbisa dihukumrefsiverðurpunibile罰を受ける처벌 받기 쉬운, 처벌할 수 있는baudžiamas, baustinassodāmsboleh dihukumstrafbaarstraffbarkaralnypunívelcare se pedepseşteнаказуемыйtrestnýkaznivkažnjivstraffbarซึ่งเป็นโทษcezalandırılabilir, cezayı gerektirir該罰的такий, що заслуговує на покаранняقابل سزا، قابل تعزيرcó thể trừng phạt该罚的

n ˈpunishment

1 the act of punishing or process of being punished. strafعِقاب، مُعاقَبَهнаказванеtrestánístrafdie Bestrafungτιμωρίαcastigokaristusتنبیه؛ مجازاتrangaistuspunitionעָנִישָהदण्ड, सजा, ताजीरbüntetéshukumanrefsingpunizione罰처벌하기, 벌을 받기baudimassods; sodīšanahukumanstrafrefsing, avstraffelsekaraniecastigopedepsireнаказаниеtrestaniekazenkaznabestraffning, straffการลงโทษcezalandır(ıl)ma懲罰кара, покаранняسزا دينے کا عملsự trừng phạt惩罚

2 suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.strafعُقوبَهнаказаниеtreststrafdie Strafeποινήcastigo, penakaristusکیفر؛ مجازاتrangaistuspunition, peineעוֹנֶשदण्ड का तरीकाbüntetéshukumanrefsingpunizione, pena罰형벌, (처)벌bausmėsodshukumanstrafstraffkarapuniçãopedeapsăнаказаниеtrestkazenkaznabestraffning, straffการลงอาญาceza處罰караسزا، عقوبتsự bị trừng phạt处罚

adj punitive [ˈpjuːnətiv]

giving punishment. strafregtelikتَأديبيнаказателенtrestný, kárnýstraffendestrafendπου επιβάλλει τιμωρία, σωφρονιστικόςpunitivo; punitoriokaristus-تنبیهی؛ کیفریrangaistus-de punitionמַעֲנִישִיםदण्डात्मकbüntetőbersifat menghukumrefsingar-punitivo罰の징벌의baudžiamasissoda-punitifstraf{#169}refse-, straffe-karzący, karnypunitivopunitivкарательныйtrestnýkazenskikaznenistraff-เกี่ยวกับการลงโทษcezalandırıcı給予懲罰的каральнийتاديبيnhằm trừng phạt给予惩罚的