punish

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpʌnɪʃ/, SAMPA: /"pVnIS/

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• Hyphenation: pun‧ish

Verb

Plain form punish

Third-person singular punishes

Past tense punished

Past participle punished

Present participle punishing

1. (transitive) If you punish someone, you cause them to suffer because they have broken a rule.
   • Synonyms: correct and discipline

   The boy was punished for hitting his baby sister.

Related words

• punishment
• punishing
• punishable