punish by



punish someone by something

to discipline someone by doing something. The headmaster punished the children by forcing them to go to bed early. She punished herself by not eating.
See also: punish

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ekene-Western African, Igbo
Jadranka-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Mina (1)MEE-nə (English), MEE-nah (Dutch, Limburgish)English, Dutch, Limburgish
JochemYO-khəmDutch
Fredrikafred-REE-kah (Swedish), FRED-ree-kah (Finnish)Swedish, Finnish
Edda (2)-Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian