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Verb: punish  pú-nish
  1. Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
    "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
    - penalize, penalise [Brit], sanction

Derived forms: punished, punishes, punishing

See also: punishing, punishment, punitive

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