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punish /punˈish/ transitive verb- To cause (someone) to suffer for an offence
- To cause someone to suffer for (an offence)
- To handle, treat or beat severely (informal)
- To consume a large quantity of (informal)
intransitive verb To inflict punishment ORIGIN: Fr punir, punissant, from L pūnīre to punish, from poena penalty punishabilˈity noun punˈishable adjective punˈisher noun punˈishing adjective - Causing suffering or retribution
- Severe, testing
punˈishingly adverb punˈishment noun - The act or method of punishing
- A penalty imposed for an offence
- In conditioning, the weakening of a response which is followed by an aversive or noxious stimulus, or by the withdrawal of a pleasant one (cf negative reinforcement)
- Severe handling (informal)
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