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penalizepenalize /ˈpinlˌaɪz, ˈpɛn-/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEpenalize |
Present | I, you, we, they | penalize | | he, she, it | penalizes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | penalized | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have penalized | | he, she, it | has penalized | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had penalized | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will penalize | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have penalized |
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Present | I | am penalizing | | he, she, it | is penalizing | | you, we, they | are penalizing | Past | I, he, she, it | was penalizing | | you, we, they | were penalizing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been penalizing | | he, she, it | has been penalizing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been penalizing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be penalizing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been penalizing |
1to punish someone or treat someone unfairly: The proposed tax penalizes people living in rural areas.penalize somebody for (doing) something Employees are not penalized for taking days off for child care.2to punish a team or player in sports by giving an advantage to the other team: penalize somebody for (doing) something Wallace was penalized twice for false starts.—penalization /ˌpinl-əˈzeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |