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[ peen -l-ahyz, pen - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpin lˌaɪz, ˈpɛn- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing. 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.
Also especially British , pe·nal·ise .
Origin of penalize First recorded in 1865–70; penal + -ize
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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Example sentences from the Web for penalize Major League Baseball actually does not penalize usage in the bigs, but does crack down on minor leaguers.
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So when Sotnikova stepped out of her jumping combination, the judges did penalize her.
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Barry was also known to penalize friends who wasted precioussmoke ( i.e. not performing TA) by denying them a hit.
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Such an act permits a government to censor and penalize the publication of information it deems secret.
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Attempts to penalize the group with exclusion have failed; perhaps, the time has come for a strategy that co-opts Hamas.
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To penalize a yacht in proportion to the fineness of her performance is unfair to the craft and to her men.
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The Spanish Penal Code did not prohibit or penalize slavery, or the purchase or sale of human beings.
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Law 54 provides that "A player cannot redouble his partner's double," but does not penalize such action.
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The act referred to prohibits slavery, but does not penalize it.
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“I think it was pretty rough, Mr. Upton, to penalize him for an unintentional foul,” said Morrill.
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British Dictionary definitions for penalize verb (tr) 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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