[ˈpʌnɪʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- inflict a penalty or sanction on (someone) because they have committed an offence, especially a transgression of a legal or moral code
(e.g: they take the view that criminals should be severely punished)

- subject to severe and debilitating treatment
(e.g: unforgiving cold has punished the eastern third of the country for the past ten days)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French puniss-, lengthened stem of punir ‘punish’, from Latin punire, from poena ‘penalty’