punish (v)
penalize (v)
penalise (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 41
def impose a penalty on
def inflict punishment on
examples The students were penalized for showing up late for class
we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Outgoing links
Entailment estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
Derivationally related form penalise → penalisation
Derivationally related form penalise → penalty
Derivationally related form penalize → penalization
Derivationally related form punish → punitive; punish → punishment
Derivationally related form punish → punitory
Hyponym revenge, avenge, retaliate; tar-and-feather; execute, put to death; pillory; castigate; amerce; victimize, victimise; scourge; discipline, correct, sort out
Incoming links
Derivationally related form punitory → punish
Derivationally related form punitive → punish; punishment → punish
Participle of verb punishing → punish
Derivationally related form penalisation → penalise
Derivationally related form penalization → penalize
Derivationally related form penalty → penalise
Hypernym revenge, avenge, retaliate; tar-and-feather; execute, put to death; pillory; castigate; amerce; victimize, victimise; scourge; discipline, correct, sort out
Entailment suspend, debar

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