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punishable Definition


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punish
verb punishes, punished, punishing
    1. To cause (an offender) to suffer for an offence.
      Thesaurus: chasten, correct, reprove, sentence, castigate, oppress, lecture, chastise, admonish, reprimand.
    2. To impose a penalty for (an offence).
    3. colloq
      To treat something or someone roughly.
    4. To beat or defeat (an opponent, etc) soundly.
    5. colloq
      To consume large quantities of (eg drink).
Derivative: punishable
adj
    Derivative: punishing
    adj
      Harsh; severe.
        Thesaurus: arduous, strenuous, exhausting, difficult, harrowing, laborious.
    Etymology: 14c: from French punir, from Latin punire, punitum, from poena a penalty.



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