punish puniness • punishability · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · punish · · Text Latin · · Script 6 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on. Synonyms: penalize, penalise. Examples: "The students were penalized for showing up late for class." "We had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · penalize · · Synonym 1 penalise · · Synonym 2 Characters · · h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 u latin small letter u U+0075