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punisher
Variant of punish
transitive verb
- to cause to undergo pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or wrongdoing
- to impose a penalty on a wrongdoer for (an offense)
- to treat harshly or injuriously: the punishing rays of the sun
- Informal to consume or use up
intransitive verb
to deal out punishment
Related Forms:
- punisher noun
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