punishe

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A form of punish — To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).

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Meanings

verbpunishe (third-person singular simple present punishes, present participle punishing, simple past and past participle punished)

present singular third person punishes · participle present punishing · participle past punished · past punished

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of punish.

    Who many times, punishe rather, the weakenes of nature, than the fault of the Scholer.

    1570, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster, A Preface to the Reader

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APA

punishe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punishe

MLA

“punishe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punishe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punishe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punishe.

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