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- punish by
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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Genevra | | - | Various |
ZacarÍAs | | thah-kah-REE-ahs (Spanish), sah-kah-REE-ahs (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
Amir (1) | | - | Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian |
Archy | | ['a:tʃi] | |
MadailÉIn | | - | Irish |
Raniero | | rah-NYE-ro | Italian |