As verbs the difference between punish and gruel
is that punish is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action while gruel is (transative) to exhaust; use up; disable.
As a noun gruel is
a thin, watery porridge.
punish
English
Verb
(es)
To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
To cause great harm to. (a punishing blow )
To dumb down severely or to the point of uselessness or near-uselessness.
Synonyms
* (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct ) castigate
Derived terms
* punishable
* punisher (noun )
* punishment (noun )
* (l) and (l) (through portmanteau with (etyl) )
Related terms
* pain
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gruel
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A thin, watery porridge.
Related terms
* groat, groats
* grit, grits
* grout
Coordinate terms
* oatmeal
* porridge
Verb
(transative) to exhaust; use up; disable
Derived terms
* gruelling
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