Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense penalizes, present participle penalizing, past tense, past participle penalizedregional note: in BRIT, also use penalise
verb [usually passive]
If a person or group is penalized for something, they are made to suffer in some way because of it.
Some of the players may, on occasion, break the rules and be penalized. [beVERB-ed]
Use of the car is penalized by increasing the fares of parking lots. [beVERB-ed]
Bad teaching is not penalized in a formal way. [beVERB-ed]
Synonyms: punish, discipline, correct, handicap More Synonyms of penalize
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penalize in British English
or penalise (ˈpiːnəˌlaɪz)
verb(transitive)
1.
to impose a penalty on (someone), as for breaking a law or rule
2.
to inflict a handicap or disadvantage on
3. sport
to award a free stroke, point, or penalty against (a player or team)
4.
to declare (an act) legally punishable; make subject to a penalty
Derived forms
penalization (ˌpenaliˈzation) or penalisation (ˌpenaliˈsation)
noun
penalize in American English
(ˈpinəˌlaɪz; ˈpɛnəˌlaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpenalˌized or ˈpenalˌizing
1.
to make punishable; set a penalty for (an offense, etc.)
2.
to impose a penalty on; specif., to subject to a handicap in a contest as penalty for the infraction of a rule
3.
to put at a disadvantage
Derived forms
penalization (ˌpenaliˈzation)
noun
Synonyms of 'penalize'
punish, discipline, correct, handicap
put at a disadvantage, handicap, cause to suffer, unfairly disadvantage
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In other languages
penalize
British English: penalize /ˈpiːnəˌlaɪz/ VERB
If someone is penalized for something, they are made to suffer some disadvantage because of it.
Some of the players may break the rules and be penalized.