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penalize
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pe·nal·ize  (pn-lz, pn-)
tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es
1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish.
2. To impose a handicap on; place at a disadvantage.

penal·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.

penalize or -ise
Verb
[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised
1. to impose a penalty on (someone) for breaking a law or rule
2. to inflict a disadvantage on: why should I be penalized just because I'm a woman?
penalization
-isation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.penalize - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"
avenge, retaliate, revenge - take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother"
tar-and-feather - smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment; "The thief was tarred and feathered"
execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"
pillory - punish by putting in a pillory
castigate - inflict severe punishment on
amerce - punish with an arbitrary penalty
victimise, victimize - punish unjustly
scourge - punish severely; excoriate
discipline, sort out, correct - punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently"

penalize
verb 1. punish, discipline, correct, handicap, award a penalty against Sport impose a penalty on
verb 2. put at a disadvantage, handicap, cause to suffer, unfairly disadvantage, inflict a handicap on
Translations
penalize [ˈpiːnəlaɪz] vt (= punish) → castigar;
(SPORT) → sancionar, penalizar

penalize [ˈpiːnəlaɪz] vtpénaliser (fig); désavantager

penalize [ˈpiːnəlaɪz] penal vt (= punish) → bestrafen (fig); benachteiligen

penalize [ˈpiːnəlaɪz] vtpunire;
(SPORT) → penalizzare;
(fig) → svantaggiare

penalize
v penalize, penalise [ˈpiːnəlaiz]
1 to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting. penaliseer يُعاقِب наказвам potrestat, pokutovat straffe bestrafen επιβάλλω ποινή penalizar karistama جریمه کردن rangaista pénaliser לִקבוֹע עוֹנֶש עַל- दंडनीय ठहराना या कहलाना kažnjavati,imati posljedice megbüntet menghukum hegna penalizzare 罰する (경기 따위에서 반칙자에게) 페널티를 주다 (nu)bausti sodīt; noteikt sodu mendenda straffen, een handicap opleggen straffe, gi/ straffepoeng ukarać penalizar a penaliza штрафовать potrestať, pokutovať; penalizovať kaznovati kazniti bestraffa ลงโทษ cezalandırmak 對...處以懲罰 штрафувати سزا دينا phạt
2 to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized. straf يُعاقَب علَيْهِ наказвам trestat straffe bestrafen τιμωρώ castigar karistatud saama تنبیه کردن rangaista punir לְהַעֲנִיש दंड देना, दंडित करना kažnjavati (meg)büntet menghukum hegna punire 罰する (잘못을) 벌하다 (nu)bausti sodīt menghukum straffen straffe ukarać castigar a pedepsi наказывать trestať kaznovati kazniti bestraffa, straffa ลงโทษ cezalandırmak 懲罰 штрафувати قابل سزا ٹھہرانا phạt


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