penalize

Meaning

1. (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
2. (transitive) To impose a handicap on.

Synonyms

punish

fine

chastise

discipline

sentence

penalise

sanction

chasten

castigate

scourge

correct

keelhaul

kill

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lambast

lambaste

mulct

spank

penalise

condemn

condemned

convict

convicted

disadvantage

doom

flag

harm

hurt

imprison

Translations

punire

punir

pénaliser

castigar

bestrafen

penalizzare

straffen

castigar

strafen

penalizar

cezalandırmak

penalitzar

pönalisieren

castigar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/

Etymology

From penal + -ize.