punish

Meaning

Verb

To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
To treat harshly and unfairly.
To handle or beat severely; to maul.
To consume a large quantity of.

Origin

From Middle English punischen, from Anglo-Norman, Old French puniss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of punir, from Latin puniō, from poena; see pain.

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