Punish

Definition:

  • (v. t.) To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in retribution; to chasten; as, to punish traitors with death; a father punishes his child for willful disobedience.
  • (v. t.) To inflict a penalty for (an offense) upon the offender; to repay, as a fault, crime, etc., with pain or loss; as, to punish murder or treason with death.
  • (v. t.) To injure, as by beating; to pommel.

Compare punish with other words:

punish vs. taxing

chastisement vs. punish

crane vs. punish

punish vs. scold

publish vs. punish

malefactor vs. punish

condemn vs. punish

fine vs. punish

fined vs. punish

beat vs. punish

execute vs. punish

cursor vs. punish

punish vs. release

punish vs. tome

novel vs. punish

bet vs. punish

punish vs. unfurl

animadvert vs. punish

chasten vs. punish

amerce vs. punish

grade vs. punish

formal vs. punish

punish vs. terrifying

penalize vs. punish

penance vs. punish

punish vs. victimize

keelhaul vs. punish

punish vs. skirmish

punish vs. scapegoat

punish vs. vindicate

chastise vs. punish

armed vs. punish

blast vs. punish

punish vs. punishment

punish vs. punisher

punish vs. punishable

castigate vs. punish

harm vs. punish

action vs. punish

disciplinary vs. punish

administer vs. punish

misconduct vs. punish

crime vs. punish

punish vs. suffer

cause vs. punish

punish vs. threat

pain vs. punish

punish vs. slate

punish vs. visit

example vs. punish

kill vs. punish

ground vs. punish

discipline vs. punish

consequence vs. punish

forefinger vs. punish

book vs. punish