Punish synonyms

pŭn'ĭsh

To reprimand or criticize harshly and usually angrily.

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To send into exile; banish:

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disciplinal

Relating to discipline, i.e. order and/or punishment

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(British) Alternative spelling of penalize.

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To impose a handicap on; place at a disadvantage:

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give-what-for

(Idiomatic) To scold; to punish, especially verbally.

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To build into a wall:

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Well, nicely, in a positive way

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To lock away; to imprison, especially for breaking the law.

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To be on display, as in a gallery.

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come down hard on

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make it hot for

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To fix is defined as to repair, attach or secure.

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To punish; to make an exaction.

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To fasten with a strap

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protect (antonym)

To keep from being curtailed or exposed to risk:

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praise (antonym)

(Obs.) To set a price on; appraise

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To punish or rebuke severely.

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To train by instruction and practice, as in following rules or developing self-control:

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To speak to or communicate with (someone) in order to point out a mistake or error.

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To punish, as for wrongdoing.

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To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement; to discipline.

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To impose a sentence on (a criminal defendant found guilty, for example).

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To express disapproval to (someone); criticize:

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To deliver a lecture to (a class or audience).

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Ford

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To put or keep in prison; jail

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(Computing) To start, launch or run; as, to execute a program.

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To cut off the head of; decapitate

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To execute (a person sentenced to death) by means of electricity.

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To direct or allow to leave:

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To exclude someone from something

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disbench

(UK, law) To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges.

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To deprive of an honorary position.

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To strike, as with a strap or rod; lash; beat

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To send (a sailor) to the masthead as a punishment

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To injure with divine power.

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To spank is defined as to slap on the rear-end to punish.

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To stir, work, etc. with a paddle

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To beat is to win, or to arrive first for something.

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To win against (someone) by a wide margin; to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily

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Flog is defined as to beat with a strap or stick as punishment.

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To punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.

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To strike, esp. with the open hand; slap

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inflict penalty

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visit punishment

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To put on a blacklist

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To bar or ostracize from social life, a particular profession, etc.

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make-an-example-of

(Idiomatic) To punish someone so as to be a warning to others.

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give it to

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give a dressing-down

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To attack verbally; scold.

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To defeat soundly:

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lower-the-boom

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To touch or reach the ground.

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throw-the-book-at

(Idiomatic, informal) To apply the harshest possible punishment to.

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give one one's comeuppance

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banish (related)

To send or put away; get rid of

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censure (related)

To express strong disapproval of

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kill (related)

To consume entirely; finish off:

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castigatory

Serving or tending to castigate.

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Condemning; expressing condemnation, explicitly or implicitly

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Of or pertaining to correction; serving to correct

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Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.

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Of or pertaining to expiation

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flagellant

Engaging in flagellation

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Serving as or constituting a means or place of punishment:

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Of, relating to, or expressing penitence.

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The definition of penitentiary is punishable by imprisonment, or used for punishment or disciplining.

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Arduous, gruelling

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Inflicting or aiming to inflict punishment; punishing.

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Inflicting or intended to inflict punishment.

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Relating to or part of a retaliation.

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Relating to retribution; retaliatory.

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vindicative

Having a tendency to vindicate.

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Promoting or producing retribution or punishment.

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Mild, kind, yet earnest reproof.

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The imposition of a discretionary fine or penalty in an amount not set by statute.

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Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent criticism.

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The act of chastising.

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A substitution for an error or mistake.

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A form of punishment in which a student is required to stay after school

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A means of expiating.

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(Idiomatic) A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved.

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A legal sentence.

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Penance is self-punishment done to try to right a wrong, or the receipt of absolution from sins from a priest by fulfilling some requirement.

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punition

(Obsolete) punishment

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Purgatory is a place or state of being where people exist temporarily to admit their sins or receive punishment.

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Violent response to an act of harm or perceived injustice.

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(Archaic) Suitable repayment for one's actions; requital

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To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse one's authority. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

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To inform or remind, by way of a warning

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The definition of avenge is to get revenge for or punish someone for a wrongdoing.

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To flog with a cane

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1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening:

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To deprive of the right of church membership by ecclesiastical authority.

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To reproach or punish severely:

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(Informal) To experience distress, especially of a financial kind; be in need:

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To do something in response to an action done to oneself or an associate, especially to attack or injure someone as a response to a hurtful action.

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To inflict damage, injury, or punishment in return for (an injury, insult, etc.); retaliate for

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To engage in a strike against an employer.

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To overwork, misinterpret, or distort:

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exonerate (antonym)

To free from a charge or the imputation of guilt; declare or prove blameless; exculpate

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pardon (antonym)

Pardon is defined as to excuse or forgive for a minor offense.

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let-go (antonym)

(Euphemistic) To dismiss from employment.

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reward (antonym)

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award (antonym)

(Intransitive) To determine; to make or grant an award.

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keelhaul

To scold or rebuke harshly

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teach one a lesson

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prosecute (related)

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persecute (related)

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be punished (related)

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restrain (related)

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condemn (related)

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humiliate (related)

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offend (related)

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deceive (related)

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disobey (related)

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Synonym Study

Chasten implies the infliction of tribulation in order to make obedient, meek, subdued, etc.""He chastens and hastens His will to make known'', a chastening experience
Castigate now implies punishment by severe public criticism or censure to castigate a corrupt official
Chastise may imply severe rebuke or, more usually, corporal punishment and connotes both retribution and correction
Correct suggests punishment for the purpose of overcoming faults to correct unruly pupils
Discipline suggests punishment that is intended to control or to establish habits of self-control to discipline a naughty child
Punish implies the infliction of some penalty on a wrongdoer and generally connotes retribution rather than correction to punish a murderer by hanging

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