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The Giants’ only bright spot was a home run by Jorge Soler, who punished one 410 feet to left field for his fourth home run of the year. — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2024. Jackson punished the child by spanking her with a belt, police said. — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 May 2024.
Word family (noun) punishment (adjective) punishable punishing unpunished punitive (verb) punish. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English pun‧ish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ verb [transitive] 1 to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong or broken the law → punishment, punitive Smacking is not an acceptable way of punishing a child.
A complete guide to the word "PUNISH": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Find out which words work together and produce more natural-sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. 2 punish something (by/with something) to set the punishment for a particular crime In those days murder was always punished with the death penalty.
to punish a criminal/an offender/a perpetrator; punish somebody for something She will be punished for her crimes. punish somebody for doing something He was punished for refusing to answer their questions. Damages are not designed to punish, but to compensate for the loss sustained.
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PUNISH definition: 1. to cause someone who has done something wrong or committed a crime to suffer, by hurting them…. Learn more.
