| query | To p_____ someone means to make them suffer in some way because they have done something wrong .To punish someone means to make them suffer in some way because they have done something wrong . I don't believe that George ever had to punish the children. According to present law, the authorities can only punish smugglers with small fines. Don't punish your child for being honest. |
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| word | punish |
| full-definition | verb To punish someone means to make them suffer in some way because they have done something wrong . I don't believe that George ever had to punish the children. According to present law, the authorities can only punish smugglers with small fines. Don't punish your child for being honest. To punish a crime means to punish anyone who commits that crime. The government voted to punish corruption in sport with up to four years in jail. Such behaviour is unacceptable and will be punished. |
| inflections | punishespunishingpunished |
| cefr-level | B1 |
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