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
Liana-Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, English
Mahendra-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Sanskrit
NedjeljkaNED-ye-lykoCroatian
Vitale-Italian
Phocas-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
CecilSEE-səl, SES-əlEnglish