punish
- (transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).
- (figuratively, transitive) To treat harshly and unfairly.
- (colloquial, transitive) To handle or beat severely; to maul.
- (colloquial, transitive) To consume a large quantity of.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpʌnɪʃ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English punischen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French puniss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of punir, from Latin puniō (“I inflict punishment upon”), from poena (“punishment, penalty”); see pain. Displaced Old English wītnian and (mostly, in this sense) wrecan.
Related words
give someone a lesson
teach a lesson
punir
castigar
punire
strafen
straffen
castigar
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