Punish
Punish , transitive verb
[Old English punischen, French punir, from Latin punire, punitum, akin to poena punishment, penalty. See Pain, and -ish.]
1.
To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in retribution; to chasten; as, to punish traitors with death; a father punishes his child for willful disobedience.
A greater power
Now ruled him, punished in the shape he sinned.
2.
To inflict a penalty for (an offense) upon the offender; to repay, as a fault, crime, etc., with pain or loss; as, to punish murder or treason with death.
3.
To injure, as by beating; to pommel. [Low]
4.
To deal with roughly or harshly; -- chiefly used with regard to a contest; as, our troops punished the enemy. [Colloquial or Slang]