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- [puhn-ish]
- /ˈpʌn ɪʃ/
- /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhn-ish]
- /ˈpʌn ɪʃ/
Definitions of punish word
- verb with object punish to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal. 1
- verb with object punish to inflict a penalty for (an offense, fault, etc.): to punish theft. 1
- verb with object punish to handle severely or roughly, as in a fight. 1
- verb with object punish to put to painful exertion, as a horse in racing. 1
- verb with object punish Informal. to make a heavy inroad on; deplete: to punish a quart of whiskey. 1
- verb without object punish to inflict punishment. 1
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Origin of punish
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English punischen < Middle French puniss-, long stem of punir < Latin pūnīre; akin to poena penalty, pain
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Parts of speech for Punish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
punish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
punish usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for punish
verb punish
- amerce — to punish by a fine
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- avenge — If you avenge a wrong or harmful act, you hurt or punish the person who is responsible for it.
- batter — If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
- bawl out — If someone bawls you out, they shout at you angrily because you have done something wrong.
Antonyms for punish
verb punish
- absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- acquit — If someone is acquitted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
- allow for — If you allow for certain problems or expenses, you include some extra time or money in your planning so that you can deal with them if they occur.
- amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
- bailed — Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
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