Synonyms for amerce

Most common

punish · penalize · mulct

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To punish; to make an exaction.

Related words

Word family

amercement

Forms

Past participle

amerced
e.g. amerced → punished, penalized, castigated, fined…

Example sentences

• punish People punish petty thieves but love big thieves.
• penalize Algeria shouldn't penalize its poorest categories.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

fine¹

5 letters

mulct¹

6 letters

punish²

8 letters

penalize³, penalise

9 letters

castigate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (punish² = 2 syllables).