#️⃣#Punish /ˈpʌnɪʃ/ #verb
📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️punish ➡️ to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something wrong or broken the law:
✨Drug smugglers are severely punished.
✨She wanted to punish him for deceiving her.
⚪️fine ➡️ to make someone pay money as a punishment:
✨The company was fined for safety violations.
⚪️sentence ➡️ if a judge sentences a criminal, he or she gives them an official punishment, usually sending them to prison for a period of time:
✨The judge sentenced Margolis to a year in prison.
⚪️penalize (also penalise #British_English) ➡️ to officially punish someone, especially by taking away their right to do something or by limiting their freedom in some way:
✨New laws will penalize firms that continue to pollute the environment.
⚪️discipline ➡️ to punish someone who has broken the rules of an organization that they belong to or work for:
✨Officers are expected to discipline soldiers who do not keep their uniforms in good condition.
⚪️come down hard on somebody #informal ➡️ to punish someone or criticize them severely:
✨The judge came down hard on Harris, saying that his crime was ‘inexcusable’.
⚪️make an example of somebody ➡️ to punish someone so that other people are afraid to do the same thing:
✨Athletics officials felt they had to make an example of him for using banned drugs.
⚪️teach somebody a lesson #informal ➡️ to do something in order to show someone that they must not do something again, when they have behaved very badly:
✨I didn't want to hurt him - I just wanted teach him a lesson.
✨Maybe a night in jail will teach him a lesson.
⚪️make somebody pay (for something) #informal ➡️ to make someone wish they had never done something, by making them suffer:
✨We should make him pay for all the mischief he's caused!
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📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️punish ➡️ to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something wrong or broken the law:
✨Drug smugglers are severely punished.
✨She wanted to punish him for deceiving her.
⚪️fine ➡️ to make someone pay money as a punishment:
✨The company was fined for safety violations.
⚪️sentence ➡️ if a judge sentences a criminal, he or she gives them an official punishment, usually sending them to prison for a period of time:
✨The judge sentenced Margolis to a year in prison.
⚪️penalize (also penalise #British_English) ➡️ to officially punish someone, especially by taking away their right to do something or by limiting their freedom in some way:
✨New laws will penalize firms that continue to pollute the environment.
⚪️discipline ➡️ to punish someone who has broken the rules of an organization that they belong to or work for:
✨Officers are expected to discipline soldiers who do not keep their uniforms in good condition.
⚪️come down hard on somebody #informal ➡️ to punish someone or criticize them severely:
✨The judge came down hard on Harris, saying that his crime was ‘inexcusable’.
⚪️make an example of somebody ➡️ to punish someone so that other people are afraid to do the same thing:
✨Athletics officials felt they had to make an example of him for using banned drugs.
⚪️teach somebody a lesson #informal ➡️ to do something in order to show someone that they must not do something again, when they have behaved very badly:
✨I didn't want to hurt him - I just wanted teach him a lesson.
✨Maybe a night in jail will teach him a lesson.
⚪️make somebody pay (for something) #informal ➡️ to make someone wish they had never done something, by making them suffer:
✨We should make him pay for all the mischief he's caused!
#Vocabulary
#Essential_English_words
@PMPerfect1