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Punish
verb
/ˈpʌnɪʃ/
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Word Frequency:
5.0
Definitions
1.
verb
To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
"If a prince violates the law, then he must be punished like an ordinary person."
2.
verb
To treat harshly and unfairly.
3.
verb
To handle or beat severely; to maul.
4.
verb
To consume a large quantity of.
Synonyms
castigate
mistreat
penalize
punitive
penal
penalty
punishment
crackdown
criminalize
discipline
criminalization
impose
Rhymes With
tonnish
thinnish
dunnish
nunnish
hunnish
kunesh
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