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punish vs victimise
victimise vs punish
punish
and
victimise
both are
verbs
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
punish
No
No
Yes
No
victimise
No
No
Yes
No
As verbs,
victimise
is a hyponym of
punish
; that is,
victimise
is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
punish
:
punish
: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
victimise
: punish unjustly
Other hyponyms of punish include
avenge
,
retaliate
,
revenge
,
tar-and-feather
,
execute
,
put to death
,
pillory
,
castigate
,
amerce
,
victimize
,
scourge
,
correct
,
discipline
,
sort out
.
punish (verb)
victimise (verb)
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
punish unjustly
make a victim of
Words related to "
punish
"
amerce
approximate
avenge
castigate
correct
debar
discipline
estimate
execute
gauge
guess
judge
penalise
penalize
pillory
punishment
punitive
punitory
put to death
retaliate
revenge
scourge
sort out
suspend
tar-and-feather
victimise
victimize
Words related to "
victimise
"
Australian spelling
British spelling
cheat
chisel
cozen
deceive
delude
lead on
penalise
penalize
punish
rip off
victim
victimisation
victimiser
victimize
wrong
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