punish

/pˈʌnɪʃ/

/ˈpənɪʃ/

[verb]

to punish

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to cause someone to suffer for breaking the law or having done something they should not have

synonyms : penalise

penalize

Examples

1. If you break the rules, you will be punished.

2. Look, I agree with you, she should be punished for what happened.

3. The coach punished the entire team for the actions of a few players, using the tactic of kill the chicken to scare the monkey to ensure that everyone followed the rules.

4. God is punishing and blinding his people because they are putting on a show of religion, but their hearts are not in it.