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t. [Fr. puni -, root of puni ant, pr. par. of punir =to punish; Latin punio; O. Lat. pœnio to punish, to exact a penalty; pœna =a penalty; Sp. & Port. punir; Ital. punire.] [PAIN, 8. 1. To inflict a penalty on; to visit judicially with pain, lo , confinement, or other penalty; to chastise. 2. To inflict a penalty on a person for; to reward or visit with a penalty imposed on the offender. 3. To inflict pain, or injury on, generally, but especially in boxing. 4. To exhaust, to deprive of strength. "Each course to-day was of the most punishing kind." -Field, Jan. 28, 1882. 5. To make a considerable inroad on; to consume a large quantity of. "I shall punish the old gentleman's sherry." Ca ell's Saturday Journal, March 6, 1886, p. 359. 6. Baseball or Cricket : To make many runs off; to hit freely; as, to punish a pitcher or his pitching. pun-ish-a-ble, *pun-ysh-a-ble, a. [Fr. pun i able.] Deserving of punishment; liable to punishment; capable of being punished by law.