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

Derived forms: punishing, punishes, punished

See also: punishing, punishment, punitive

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