penalize v : impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" [syn: punish, penalise]

Penalize \Pe"nal*ize\, v. t.
1. To make penal.
2. (Sport.) To put a penalty on. See Penalty,
3. [Eng.]

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