punish
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pun·ish
(pŭn′ĭsh)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 or use roughly; damage or hurt: My boots were punished by our long trek through the desert.
v.intr.
To exact or mete out punishment.
[Middle English punissen, punishen, from Old French punir, puniss-, from Latin poenīre, pūnīre, from poena, punishment, from Greek poinē; see kwei- in Indo-European roots.]
pun′ish·a·bil′i·ty n.
pun′ish·a·ble adj.
pun′ish·er n.
Synonyms: punish, 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. Chastise historically has entailed corporal punishment but now usually involves a verbal rebuke as a means of effecting improvement in behavior: 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.
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. Chastise historically has entailed corporal punishment but now usually involves a verbal rebuke as a means of effecting improvement in behavior: 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
(ˈpʌnɪʃ)vb
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.
4. (tr) informal to consume (some commodity) in large quantities: to punish the bottle.
[C14 punisse, from Old French punir, from Latin pūnīre to punish, from poena penalty]
ˈpunisher n
ˈpunishing adj
ˈpunishingly adv
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pun•ish
(ˈpʌn ɪʃ)v.t.
1. to subject to pain, loss, confinement, or death as a penalty for some offense or fault.
2. to inflict such a penalty for (an offense or fault): to punish theft.
3. to handle or treat harshly or roughly; hurt.
4. Informal. to consume; deplete: to punish a bottle of wine.
v.i. 5. to inflict punishment.
[1300–50; Middle English punischen < Middle French puniss-, long s. of punir < Latin pūnīre, derivative of poena penalty, pain]
pun′ish•ing•ly, adv.
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punish
- execute - Derives from Latin exsequi, "carry out, follow up; punish."
- gruelling - Comes from the verb gruel, "to exhaust, punish."
- punish - Derives from Latin punire, "punish," which came from poena, "penalty, punishment."
- penal, punitive - Penal means "relating to punishment," while punitive means "serving to punish."
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punish
Past participle: punished
Gerund: punishing
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| 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" 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 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 George has never had to punish the children.
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punish
verbTo subject (one) to a penalty for a wrong:
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Translations
يُعَاقِبيُعاقِبيَفْرِضُ عُقوبَةً
наказвам
trestat
straffe
rangaista
kazniti
bántalmazbüntethelybenhagymegbüntet
hegna, refsarefsa
罰する
벌을 주다
punire
baudimasbaudžiamasbausti užnubausti už
sodīt
kaznovati
bestraffastraffa
ลงโทษ
phạt
punish
[ˈpʌnɪʃ] VT1. → castigar
to punish sb for sth/for doing sth → castigar a algn por algo/por hacer algo
they were severely punished for their disobedience → los castigaron severamente por su desobediencia
to punish sb for sth/for doing sth → castigar a algn por algo/por hacer algo
they were severely punished for their disobedience → los castigaron severamente por su desobediencia
2. (fig) → maltratar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
punish
[ˈpʌnɪʃ] vt (for wrongdoing) [+ person] → punir; [+ behaviour] → punir
to punish sb for sth → punir qn pour qch
They were punished with jail sentences for drug smuggling → Ils ont été punis de prison pour contrebande de drogue.
to punish sb for doing sth → punir qn pour avoir fait qch
He was punished for talking in class → Il a été puni pour avoir parlé en classe.
to punish sb for sth → punir qn pour qch
They were punished with jail sentences for drug smuggling → Ils ont été punis de prison pour contrebande de drogue.
to punish sb for doing sth → punir qn pour avoir fait qch
He was punished for talking in class → Il a été puni pour avoir parlé en classe.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
punish
vt
person → bestrafen, strafen (geh); offence → bestrafen; he was punished by a fine → er wurde mit einer Geldstrafe belegt; he has been punished enough → er ist genug bestraft worden; (= has suffered enough) → er ist gestraft genug; our team was punished for making that mistake → unsere Mannschaft musste für diesen Fehler büßen; the other team punished us for that mistake → die andere Mannschaft ließ uns für diesen Fehler büßen
(fig inf: = drive hard, treat roughly) → strapazieren; horses, oneself → schinden; opponent → vorführen (inf), → zusetzen (+dat)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
punish
[ˈpʌnɪʃ] vtCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
punish
(ˈpaniʃ) verb1. to cause to suffer for a crime or fault. He was punished for stealing the money.
2. to give punishment for. The teacher punishes disobedience.
ˈpunishable adjective (of offences etc) able or likely to be punished by law. Driving without a licence is a punishable offence.
ˈpunishment noun1. the act of punishing or process of being punished.
2. suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc. He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.
punitive (ˈpjuːnətiv) adjective giving punishment.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
punish
→ يُعَاقِب trestat straffe bestrafen τιμωρώ castigar rangaista punir kazniti punire 罰する 벌을 주다 straffen straffe ukarać punir наказывать bestraffa ลงโทษ cezalandırmak phạt 惩罚Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009