Synonyms of the word 
PUNISH → PENALISE - PENALIZE
punish
- v. To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
- v. To cause great harm to (a punishing blow).
penalise
- v. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of penalize.
penalize
- v. (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
- v. (transitive, sports) To impose a handicap on.
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