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punish vs put to death

put to death vs punish

punish and put to death both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
punish No No Yes No
put to death No No Yes No
As verbs, put to death is a hyponym of punish; that is, put to death is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than punish:
  • punish: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
  • put to death: kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
Other hyponyms of punish include avenge, retaliate, revenge, tar-and-feather, execute, pillory, castigate, amerce, victimise, victimize, scourge, correct, discipline, sort out.
punish (verb) put to death (verb)
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
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