punish

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P0661600 (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 k^wei- 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.

punish

(ˈpʌnɪʃ) vb1. (Law) to force (someone) to undergo a penalty or sanction, such as imprisonment, fines, death, etc, for some crime or misdemeanour2. (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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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.

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."

punish

Past participle: punished
Gerund: punishing

Imperative
punish
punish

Present
I punish
you punish
he/she/it punishes
we punish
you punish
they punish

Preterite
I punished
you punished
he/she/it punished
we punished
you punished
they punished

Present Continuous
I am punishing
you are punishing
he/she/it is punishing
we are punishing
you are punishing
they are punishing

Present Perfect
I have punished
you have punished
he/she/it has punished
we have punished
you have punished
they have punished

Past Continuous
I was punishing
you were punishing
he/she/it was punishing
we were punishing
you were punishing
they were punishing

Past Perfect
I had punished
you had punished
he/she/it had punished
we had punished
you had punished
they had punished

Future
I will punish
you will punish
he/she/it will punish
we will punish
you will punish
they will punish

Future Perfect
I will have punished
you will have punished
he/she/it will have punished
we will have punished
you will have punished
they will have punished

Future Continuous
I will be punishing
you will be punishing
he/she/it will be punishing
we will be punishing
you will be punishing
they will be punishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been punishing
you have been punishing
he/she/it has been punishing
we have been punishing
you have been punishing
they have been punishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been punishing
you will have been punishing
he/she/it will have been punishing
we will have been punishing
you will have been punishing
they will have been punishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been punishing
you had been punishing
he/she/it had been punishing
we had been punishing
you had been punishing
they had been punishing

Conditional
I would punish
you would punish
he/she/it would punish
we would punish
you would punish
they would punish

Past Conditional
I would have punished
you would have punished
he/she/it would have punished
we would have punished
you would have punished
they would have punished

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Verb

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"penalise, penalizeavenge, 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 pillorycastigate - inflict severe punishment onamerce - punish with an arbitrary penaltyvictimise, victimize - punish unjustlyscourge - punish severely; excoriatediscipline, sort out, correct - punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

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.

punish

verbTo subject (one) to a penalty for a wrong:castigate, chastise, correct, discipline, penalize.

Translations

惩罚处罚

punish

(ˈpaniʃ) verb1. to cause to suffer for a crime or fault. He was punished for stealing the money.惩罚2. to give punishment for. The teacher punishes disobedience.处罚ˈpunishable adjective (of offences etc) able or likely to be punished by law. Driving without a licence is a punishable offence.该罚的ˈpunishment noun1. the act of punishing or process of being punished. 惩罚2. suffering, or a penalty, imposed for a crime, fault etc. He was sent to prison for two years as (a) punishment.处罚punitive (ˈpjuːnətiv) adjective giving punishment. 给予惩罚的

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take a punishing

1. To be thoroughly beaten or thrashed; to suffer rough treatment or abuse. My younger brother was always a shy, skinny kid who often took a punishing from schoolyard bullies. My feet have taken a punishing from hiking in these old sneakers.2. To be soundly defeated or bested; to lose by a wide margin. Their team's inexperience showed on the pitch today, as they took a punishing from the powerful squad from New Zealand.3. To suffer severe losses or setbacks. The stock market took a punishing over the weekend after fears of Greece's exit from the Eurozone. My efforts to get my PhD have taken a punishing over the last couple of years, but I'm still determined to see it through.See also: punish, take

punish (someone or oneself) by (doing something)

To do something as a way of penalizing or disciplining someone or oneself. The boss has been punishing those who disagree with him by loading them with more work than they can handle. For breaking his diet over the holidays, Bob punished himself by only eating vegetables for two weeks straight.See also: by, punish

punish (someone or oneself) for (something)

To penalize or discipline someone or oneself for some crime, wrong, mistake, or other transgression. Bob punished himself for breaking his diet over the holidays by only eating vegetables for two weeks straight. I feel like this heavy workload is the boss's way of punishing me for disagreeing with him during the meeting.See also: punish

punish with (something)

1. To penalize or discipline someone or oneself with a particular action or outcome. A noun or pronoun is used between "punish" and "with." I feel like the boss has been punishing me with a heavy workload just because I disagreed with him in the meeting. You would have been punished with death if you committed that crime in my home country.2. To handle something in a very rough, damaging manner. A noun or pronoun is used between "punish" and "with." You need to stop punishing your body with so much alcohol each weekend. I'm surprised my car lasted as long as it has, considered how much I've punished it with my daily commute.See also: punish

punish someone by something

to discipline someone by doing something. The headmaster punished the children by forcing them to go to bed early. She punished herself by not eating.See also: by, punish

punish someone for something

to discipline someone for [doing] something. Someone will punish you for what you did. Please don't punish me for doing it. I'm sorry.See also: punish

punish someone with something

to use something to discipline someone. The captain punished the sailor with the lash. Sally threatened to punish Timmy with a spanking.See also: punish

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verb to subject (one) to a penalty for a wrong

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