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punish

Punish is a 6 letter word which starts with the letter P and ends with the letter H for which we found 3 definitions.

Definition
(v. t.) To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain loss or suffering for a crime or fault either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in retribution; to chasten; as to punish traitors with death; a father punishes his child for willful disobedience.
(v. t.) To inflict a penalty for (an offense) upon the offender; to repay as a fault crime etc. with pain or loss; as to punish murder or treason with death.
(v. t.) To injure as by beating; to pommel.

Syllable Information

The word punish is a 6 letter word that has 2 syllable 's . The syllable division for punish is: pun-ish


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