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P0661600 (pŭn′ĭsh)v. pun·ished, pun·ish·ing, pun·ish·es v.tr.1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault.2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense).3. To handle or use roughly; damage or hurt: My boots were punished by our long trek through the desert.v.intr. To exact or mete out punishment.

[Middle English punissen, punishen, from Old French punir, puniss-, from Latin poenīre, pūnīre, from poena, punishment, from Greek poinē; see k^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

pun′ish·a·bil′i·ty n.pun′ish·a·ble adj.pun′ish·er n.Synonyms: punish, chastise, discipline, castigate, penalize
These verbs mean to subject a person to something negative for an offense, sin, or fault. Punish is the least specific: The principal punished the students who were caught cheating. Chastise historically has entailed corporal punishment but now usually involves a verbal rebuke as a means of effecting improvement in behavior: The sarcastic child was roundly chastised for insolence. Discipline stresses punishment inflicted by an authority in order to control or to eliminate unacceptable conduct: The worker was disciplined for insubordination. Castigate means to censure or criticize severely, often in public: The judge castigated the attorney for badgering the witness. Penalize usually implies the forfeiture of money or of a privilege or gain because rules or regulations have been broken: Those who file their income-tax returns late will be penalized.

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punished - subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)unpunished - not punished; "would he forget the crime and let it go unpunished?"

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adj subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)

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