penalize
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penalize
- /ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/ UK, US
- /ˈpɛn.əl.aɪz/ UK, US
verb penalizes · penalizing · penalized · penalise
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To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
Women should not be penalized or forced out of the workplace simply because they become pregnant. UPS, in fact, has come around to that position. It now offers light-duty accommodations to pregnant women who need them.
Similar: chastise, come down on, amerce, castigate, chasten, correct, fix someone's wagon, have someone's guts for garters, have someone's head, have someone's hide, give it to someone, give someone what for
- To impose a handicap on.
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verb to subject to a penalty
| Español | penalizar |
|---|---|
| Português | penalizar |
| Français | pénaliser |
| Deutsch | bestrafen |
| Русский | штрафова́ть štrafovátʹ, нака́зывать nakázyvatʹ, караться законом karatʹsja zakonom |
verb to impose a handicap on
| Español | infligir un castigo |
|---|---|
| Italiano | penalizzare |
| Русский | штрафова́ть štrafovátʹ, накла́дывать штраф nakládyvatʹ štraf |
Talk about this word "penalize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/penalize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. penalize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/penalize "penalize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/penalize.Cite this
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title = {penalize},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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