penalize
to subject to a penalty, as a person.
to declare (an action, deed, etc.) punishable by law or rule.
to put under a disadvantage or handicap.
Origin of penalize
1- Also especially British, pe·nal·ise .
Other words from penalize
- pe·nal·iz·a·ble, adjective
- pe·nal·i·za·tion, noun
- non·pe·nal·ized, adjective
- o·ver·pe·nal·i·za·tion, noun
- o·ver·pe·nal·ize, verb (used with object), o·ver·pe·nal·ized, o·ver·pe·nal·iz·ing.
- re·pe·nal·ize, verb (used with object), re·pe·nal·ized, re·pe·nal·iz·ing.
- un·pe·nal·ized, adjective
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How to use penalize in a sentence
We know that in some of the states of America public opinion has permitted the enactment of laws penalising this practice.
Bacteria in Daily Life | Mrs. Percy FranklandI am referring to the common fault of interfering with and penalising men of superior mental and intellectual powers.
Life in a Railway Factory | Alfred WilliamsFrance taxed half a million from it last year by a penalising tariff.
The Romance of the Reaper | Herbert Newton CassonAnd it is wholly impossible to return to pre-war levels of employment by any plan of penalising imports.
Essays in Liberalism | Various
British Dictionary definitions for penalize
penalise
/ (ˈpiːnəˌlaɪz) /
to impose a penalty on (someone), as for breaking a law or rule
to inflict a handicap or disadvantage on
sport to award a free stroke, point, or penalty against (a player or team)
to declare (an act) legally punishable; make subject to a penalty
Derived forms of penalize
- penalization or penalisation, noun
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