impose a penalty on inflict punishment on
"The students were penalized for showing up late for class"
"we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
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punishes
Anger punishes itself. [ Proverb ]
Man punishes the action, but God the intention. [ Proverb ]
Conscience warns us as a friend before it punishes us as a judge. [ Stanislaus ]
Liberty must be a mighty thing; for by it God punishes and rewards nations. [ Mme. Swetchine ]
He that punishes another in anger, shall feel it himself when the fit is over. [ Proverb ]
Commonsense punishes all departures from her, by forcing those who rebel into a desperate war with all facts and experience, and into a still more terrible civil war with each other and with themselves. [ Colton ]
The reasonable worship of a just God who punishes and rewards, would undoubtedly contribute to the happiness of men; but when that salutary knowledge of a just God is disfigured by absurd lies and dangerous superstitions, then the remedy turns to poison. [ Voltaire ]
punishesin Scrabble®
The word punishes is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
punishes:
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punishesin Words With Friends™
The word punishes is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
punishes:
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punishes(1 word)
punishesin them (1 word)
punishes(3 words)
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