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
Purushottam-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Mahmoud-Arabic, Persian
Aemiliana-Ancient Roman
Gholam-Persian
Margaid-Manx
Aditi-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada