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punish ( Verb)
UK/US /ˈpʌnɪʃ/
Present
punish
Ing
punishing
He/She/It
punishs
Past Simple
punished
Past Participle
punished
1-
B1
to penalize someone to maintain order and being punished for it
-> I was punished by my mother.
-> He was punished for his crime.
Synonym
Issue
Opposite
Exonerate
2-
B2
penalize someone else for not following the rules set
-> Mother punished her girl with eating vegetable.
-> He was punished with the jail because he made illegal business.