penalizepe‧nal‧ize (also penalise British English) /ˈpiːnəl-aɪz $ ˈpiː-, ˈpe-/ verb [transitive] 
Verb Table Examples
Two students were penalized very differently for the same offence. Women feel professionally penalized for taking time off to raise children.2to punish a team or player in sports by giving an advantage to the other team: The team was penalized for wasting time.
Verb TableVERB TABLE
penalize
| Simple Form | ||
| 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 |
| Continuous Form | ||
| 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 |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- It is unfair that the whole class should be penalized because of the bad behaviour of a few students.
- New laws will penalize firms that continue to pollute the environment.
- The House of Representatives voted to penalize him for ethics violations.
- The proposed energy taxes would unfairly penalize people living in rural areas.
- Wallace was penalized twice for false starts.
- Why should I be penalized just because everyone else did a bad job?
- Darwinians have usually chosen to discuss genes whose phenotypic effects benefit, or penalize, the survival and reproduction of whole bodies.
- How would it be monitored and regulated to ensure that those who cheated were penalized?
- It would penalize foreign companies for energy investments in those two nations -- even if legal under their own laws.
- Legislation is pending in Sacramento and Washington that would penalize prisoners who file lawsuits that are later judged to be frivolous.
- Some religious conservatives have opposed the act, saying it unfairly penalizes people to overprotect lesser forms of life.
- The Government will decide over the next few weeks whether to penalize Gloucestershire for overspending.
- The overall aim is to ensure that the welfare state encourages rather than penalizes personal initiative.
THESAURUS► punish
1to punish someone or treat them unfairlypenalize somebody for (doing) something to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something wrong or broken the law: · Drug smugglers are severely punished.· She wanted to punish him for deceiving her.
► fine to make someone pay money as a punishment: · The company was fined for safety violations.
► sentence if a judge sentences a criminal, he or she gives them an official punishment, usually sending them to prison for a period of time: · The judge sentenced Margolis to a year in prison.
► penalize (also penalise British English) to officially punish someone, especially by taking away their right to do something or by limiting their freedom in some way: · New laws will penalize firms that continue to pollute the environment.
► discipline to punish someone who has broken the rules of an organization that they belong to or work for: · Officers are expected to discipline soldiers who do not keep their uniforms in good condition.
► come down hard on somebody informal to punish someone or criticize them severely: · The judge came down hard on Harris, saying that his crime was ‘inexcusable’.
► make an example of somebody to punish someone so that other people are afraid to do the same thing: · Athletics officials felt they had to make an example of him for using banned drugs.
► teach somebody a lesson informal to do something in order to show someone that they must not do something again, when they have behaved very badly: · I didn't want to hurt him - I just wanted teach him a lesson.· Maybe a night in jail will teach him a lesson.
► make somebody pay (for something) informal to make someone wish they had never done something, by making them suffer: · We should make him pay for all the mischief he's caused!
Longman Language Activatorto punish someone► punish to do something unpleasant to someone because they have done something wrong, for example by putting them in prison, or making them do something that they do not want to do: · She was suspended while the school decided how to punish her.punish somebody for (doing) something: · His parents punished him for disobedience.· The U.S. threatened to take away trading privileges as a way to punish the country for human rights violations.· Two instructors were punished for harassing female students.
► fine to make someone pay money as a punishment: · Inspectors have the power to fine any passenger travelling without a ticket.be fined £10/$100 etc: · She was fined $300 for reckless driving.fine somebody for (doing) something: · One player was fined for fighting during the game.· The state fined the company for safety violations.
► give somebody 6 years/10 months etc to send someone to prison for a particular period of time: · Because of the serious nature of the crime, the judge gave him 20 years.give sb 6 years/10 months etc for: · After a long trial she was given a life sentence for the bombings.
► sentence if a judge sentences a criminal, he or she gives them an official punishment, usually sending them to prison for a period of time: sentence somebody for something: · Brown will be sentenced for a series of sexual assaults.sentence somebody to 20 years/life imprisonment etc: · The judge sentenced Margolis to a year in prison.sentence somebody to 20 years/life imprisonment etc for something: · Some countries will sentence you to seven or more years in prison for drug offences.sentence somebody to death: · 60 prisoners have been sentenced to death in political trials.
► teach somebody a lesson to punish someone because you want to make sure that they will not behave badly again: · I hope a night in the cells has taught you a lesson.· He was treating me badly, so I left - I just wanted to teach him a lesson.
► make somebody pay informal to do something unpleasant to someone as a way of punishing them for something bad they have done to you or someone you know: · If I ever find out who did this, I'll make them pay!make sb pay for: · I wanted to make my father pay for his betrayal.· The prosecution asked jurors to make Mr. Sanderson pay for what he did.
► penalize also penalise British to officially punish someone, especially by taking away their right to do something or by limiting their freedom in some way: · New laws will penalize firms that continue to pollute the environment.· It is unfair that the whole class should be penalized because of the bad behaviour of a few students.penalize somebody for (doing) something: · A referee may penalise players for wasting time.· The House of Representatives voted to penalize him for ethics violations.
► discipline to punish someone who has broken the rules of an organization that they belong to or work for: · Officers are expected to discipline soldiers who do not keep their uniforms in good condition.be disciplined: · Anyone who is regularly late for work is likely to be disciplined or dismissed.· Even when Morton and Collins started fighting on the field, neither player was disciplined.
► punitive intended as a punishment: punitive action/measure/sanctions etc: · Government forces immediately took punitive action against the rebels.· The sanctions were a punitive measure used to try to force South Africa to reject apartheid.punitive damages (=money that a person or company has to pay to someone they have harmed - used in legal contexts): · The company was ordered to pay punitive damages in a sex discrimination case.
► disciplinary: disciplinary action/measures/charges etc actions etc that are intended to punish someone for breaking a rule or law or to force them to obey rules: · The committee members promised that appropriate disciplinary measures would be taken against the offenders.· So far, not a single person has faced prosecution or disciplinary action over the case.
Two students were penalized very differently for the same offence. Women feel professionally penalized for taking time off to raise children.2to punish a team or player in sports by giving an advantage to the other team: The team was penalized for wasting time.