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victimise vs punish

punish vs victimise

victimise and punish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
victimise No No Yes No
punish No No Yes No
As verbs, punish is a hypernym of victimise; that is, punish is a word with a broader meaning than victimise:
  • victimise: punish unjustly
  • punish: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
Other hypernyms of victimise include penalise, penalize.
victimise (verb) punish (verb)
punish unjustly impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
make a victim of
Difference between victimise and punish

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