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purposing

/ˈpəːpəs/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈpəːpəs/
purposing
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final ng sound

pur - po - sing -> purposing

Myanmar meaning

(v[ing]) ရည်ရွယ်နေ

Full entry

punitive /'pju:nǝtÇv/ adj (fml )

(က) ဒဏ်ခတ်သော။
take punitive action against sb ❍ carry out a punitive
raid on a rebel village.
(ခ) ပြင်းထန်သော။ ဆိုးရွားသော။
punitive taxation. punitively adv

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  • Punitive taxes/tariffs/laws
Synonyms
disciplinary, castigatory, penalizing, penal, corrective, retaliatory, in reprisal, castigating, concerning punishment, correctional, in retaliation, punishing, punitory, retaliative, retributive, retributory, revengeful, vindictive
Antonyms
beneficial, rewarding
Cross references
disciplinarycastigatorypenalizingpenalcorrectiveretaliatoryin reprisalcastigatingconcerning punishmentcorrectionalin retaliationpunishingpunitoryretaliativeretributiveretributoryrevengefulvindictivebeneficialrewardingactionagainstcarryoutraidrebeltaketaxation
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