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What is the verb for punishability?

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punish
  1. (transitive) To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To treat harshly and unfairly.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. penalise, penalize, discipline, reprimand, chastise, chasten, castigate, sentence, fine, mete out punishment to, throw the book at, bring to book, crack down on, rap knuckles, come down on, slap someone's wrist, teach a lesson, come down on like a ton of bricks, punish severely, correct, condemn, slap with, hit with, amerce, dock, deal with, impose penalty, inflict a penalty on, impose a penalty on, impose a sentence on, give a lesson to, sanction, reprehend, recompense, mulct, take disciplinary action against, rap over the knuckles, lay down the law, exact a penalty from, pronounce sentence on, mete out, mete out justice to, make an example of, ground, sort out, doom, scapegoat, pass sentence on, convict, discipline someone for … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “When a child grabs a pencil from another child, an adult can punish the child by taking playtime away from him.”
      “She might also physically punish him for having needs, to stop him from crying and irritating her.”
      “I would be patient and move him to his forehand side, then punish his backhand side whenever I had the window of opportunity.”
punisht
  1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of punish
punished
  1. simple past tense and past participle of punish
  2. Synonyms:
      3. penalised, penalized, disciplined, reprimanded, chastised, chastened, castigated, sentenced, fined, meted out punishment to, threw the book at, thrown the book at, brought to book, cracked down on, rapped knuckles, came down on, come down on, slapped someone's wrist, taught a lesson, came down on like a ton of bricks, come down on like a ton of bricks, punished severely, corrected, hit with, condemned, dealt with, imposed penalty, inflicted a penalty on, slapped with, imposed a penalty on, imposed a sentence on, sanctioned, amerced, docked, reprehended, recompensed, put on the carpet, put on the mat, rapped over the knuckles, laid down the law, pronounced sentence on, meted out, meted out justice to, made an example of, given a lesson to, gave a lesson to, reproved, doomed, rebuked, upbraided … more
punishing
  1. present participle of punish
  2. Synonyms:
      3. penalising, penalizing, disciplining, reprimanding, chastising, chastening, castigating, sentencing, fining, meting out punishment to, throwing the book at, bringing to book, cracking down on, rapping knuckles, coming down on, slapping someone's wrist, teaching a lesson, coming down on like a ton of bricks, punishing severely, correcting, condemning, dealing with, imposing penalty, hitting with, slapping with, inflicting a penalty on, imposing a penalty on, imposing a sentence on, giving a lesson to, sanctioning, amercing, docking, reprehending, recompensing, taking disciplinary action against, rapping over the knuckles, laying down the law, pronouncing sentence on, meting out, meting out justice to, making an example of, grounding, sorting out, scapegoating, dooming, passing sentence on, convicting, disciplining someone for, booking, railroading … more
punishes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of punish
  2. Synonyms:
      3. penalises, penalizes, disciplines, reprimands, chastises, chastens, castigates, sentences, fines, metes out punishment to, throws the book at, brings to book, cracks down on, raps knuckles, comes down on, slaps someone's wrist, teaches a lesson, comes down on like a ton of bricks, punishs severely, corrects, condemns, deals with, hits with, slaps with, imposes penalty, inflicts a penalty on, imposes a penalty on, imposes a sentence on, gives a lesson to, sanctions, amerces, docks, reprehends, recompenses, takes disciplinary action against, raps over the knuckles, lays down the law, pronounces sentence on, metes out, metes out justice to, makes an example of, grounds, sorts out, scapegoats, dooms, passes sentence on, convicts, disciplines someone for, books, railroads … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Mr. Bear returns, discovers the naughtiness and punishes Edith by spanking her.”
      “Anything that punishes crime and prevents the use of guns has to be a good thing.”
      “This unfairly punishes students of lower income twice, because it is students of lower income who depend on financial aid more.”
punisheth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of punish
punishest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of punish
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