punish - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'punish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Punish

[ v. t.]

- To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in retribution; to chasten; as, to punish traitors with death; a father punishes his child for willful disobedience.
- To inflict a penalty for (an offense) upon the offender; to repay, as a fault, crime, etc., with pain or loss; as, to punish murder or treason with death.
- To injure, as by beating; to pommel.

Meaning of 'punish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . punish

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

Example in sentence:

The students were penalized for showing up late for class;
we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again

Nearby Words:

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Punishment
Punishment refers to a stimulus that decreases the probability that a previous behavior will occur again.

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