escarmentar — meaning in English

English meaning

• chastise verb To criticise or scold someone sharply for something they did wrong.
• learn verb To gain knowledge or a skill through study, practice, or experience.
• punish verb To make someone suffer a penalty for wrongdoing or misconduct.

Senses

escarmentar is used for these senses in English:

• chastise (transitive) To punish, especially by corporal punishment.
• learn To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.
• punish (transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).

learn — full definition

1. verb To gain knowledge or a skill through study, practice, or experience.
2. verb To find out or become aware of a fact.

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