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Penalize

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transitive verb. undefined

transitive verb. To subject (a person) to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or regulation. synonym: punish.

transitive verb. To make (an action or a condition) liable to a penalty.

transitive verb. To impose a handicap on; place at a disadvantage.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To affix what amounts to a penalty to some act that is not in itself a penal offense; to subject to a disadvantage; handicap.

To lay under a penalty, in ease of violation, falsification, or the like: said of regulations, statements, etc.; subject, expose, or render liable to a penalty: said of persons. Also spelled penalise.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

transitive verb. To make penal.

transitive verb. To put a penalty on. See Penalty, 3.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

verb. To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.

verb. To impose a handicap on.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

verb. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

Word Usage

"I will vote for him with or without her (yes i would like her on the ticket .... but will not "penalize" him if he does not pick her)."

Hyponym

Words that are more specific

amerce avenge castigate correct discipline

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

departmentalize

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

acquit amerce anathematize attaint blacklist

variant

penalty

verb-form

penalized penalizes penalizing