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punish — v. 1) to punish cruelly; harshly, severely; lightly, mildly; summarily 2) (D; tr.) to punish for (they were punished harshly for their crime) * * * [ pʌnɪʃ] harshly lightly mildly severely summarily to punish cruelly (D; tr.) to punish for (they… … Combinatory dictionary
punish — [pun′ish] vt. [ME punischen < extended stem of OFr punir < L punire, to punish < poena, punishment, penalty: see PENAL] 1. to cause to undergo pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or wrongdoing 2. to impose a penalty on a wrongdoer for… … English World dictionary
punish — punish, chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, correct mean to inflict pain, loss, or suffering upon a person for his sin, crime, or fault. Punish implies imposing a penalty for violation of law, disobedience of authority, or intentional… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Punish — Pun ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punishing}.] [OE. punischen, F. punir, from L. punire, punitum, akin to poena punishment, penalty. See {Pain}, and { ish}.] 1. To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
punish — pun·ish / pə nish/ vt 1: to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation 2: to inflict a penalty for the commission of (an offense) in retribution or retaliation or as a deterrent vi: to inflict punishment pun·ish·abil·i·ty /ˌpə ni shə… … Law dictionary
punish yourself — phrase to do something that makes you suffer Why punish yourself by working harder than you need to? Thesaurus: to cause problems for yourselfsynonym Main entry: punish … Useful english dictionary
punish — mid 14c., from O.Fr. puniss , extended prp. stem of punir to punish, from L. punire inflict a penalty on, cause pain for some offense, earlier poenire, from poena penalty, punishment (see PENAL (Cf. penal)). Colloquial meaning to inflict heavy… … Etymology dictionary
punish — ► VERB 1) impose a penalty on (someone) for an offence. 2) impose a penalty on someone for (an offence). 3) treat harshly or unfairly. DERIVATIVES punishable adjective. ORIGIN Latin punire, from poena penalty … English terms dictionary
punish — [v] penalize for wrongdoing abuse, attend to, batter, beat, beat up, blacklist, castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, crack down on*, cuff, debar, defrock, discipline, dismiss, do in, execute, exile, expel, fine, flog, give a going over*, give… … New thesaurus
for|giv´er — for|give «fuhr GIHV», verb, gave, giv|en, giv|ing. –v.t. 1. to give up the wish to punish or get even with; not have hard feelings at or toward; pardon; excuse: »She forgave her brother for breaking her doll. Please forgive my mistake. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
for|give — «fuhr GIHV», verb, gave, giv|en, giv|ing. –v.t. 1. to give up the wish to punish or get even with; not have hard feelings at or toward; pardon; excuse: »She forgave her brother for breaking her doll. Please forgive my mistake. SYNONYM(S) … Useful english dictionary
