outpunish
outpunish verb: to surpass in punishing.
Verb
outpunish (third-person singular simple present outpunishes, present participle outpunishing, simple past and past participle outpunished)
- To surpass in punishing.
- But if the threat is merely unpleasant rather than painful, the first person may increase the intensity of his or her negative acts too, trying as it were to outpunish the punisher.1986, Jeanne P. Deschner, The hitting habit: anger control for battering couples, page 13
Forms of outpunish
| third-person singular present | outpunishes |
|---|---|
| present participle | outpunishing |
| past participle | outpunished |
| past | outpunished |
Origin of outpunish
From out- + punish.
Questions about outpunish
- What does outpunish mean?
- Outpunish means to surpass in punishing.
- What part of speech is outpunish?
- Outpunish is a verb.
- What is the past tense of outpunish?
- The past tense of outpunish is outpunished.
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