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penalize
  1. (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
  2. (transitive, sports) To impose a handicap on.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. punish, chastise, discipline, reprimand, chasten, correct, castigate, sentence, fine, condemn, dock, amerce, imprison, judge, mulct, mete out punishment to, deal with, throw the book at, hit with, impose penalty, inflict a penalty on, slap with, impose a penalty on, exact a penalty from, impose a sentence on, award a penalty against, teach a lesson, bring to book, come down on, crack down on, rap knuckles, slap someone's wrist, come down on like a ton of bricks, give a lesson to, sanction, reprehend, recompense, take disciplinary action against, rap over the knuckles, pronounce sentence on, lay down the law, mete out, mete out justice to, make an example of, punish severely, ground, sort out, pass sentence on, doom, discipline someone for … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The local council has decided to penalize those who leave their bicycles about on the city's main streets with a fine.”
      “Introducing the value of farmland into the assessment process would unfairly and severely penalize farm families, whose farmland land bears little relationship to its earning potential.”
      “The American Kennel Club has long fought against laws and legislation that penalize the owning of certain breeds.”
penalise
  1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of penalize.
  2. Examples:
      3. “That amendment would penalise drug companies if they lodged spurious patent claims designed to prevent cheap generic drugs entering the market.”
      “An energy tax would penalise industries which use energy based on fossil fuel, including oil, coal and peat.”
      “But she said there was no law to penalise councillors for failing to vote on an issue.”
penalised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of penalise
penalizes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of penalize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. punishes, chastises, disciplines, reprimands, chastens, corrects, castigates, sentences, fines, condemns, docks, amerces, imprisons, judges, mulcts, metes out punishment to, deals with, throws the book at, hits with, imposes penalty, inflicts a penalty on, slaps with, imposes a penalty on, exacts a penalty from, imposes a sentence on, awards a penalty against, teaches a lesson, brings to book, comes down on, cracks down on, raps knuckles, slaps someone's wrist, comes down on like a ton of bricks, gives a lesson to, sanctions, reprehends, recompenses, takes disciplinary action against, raps over the knuckles, pronounces sentence on, lays down the law, metes out, punishs severely, metes out justice to, makes an example of, grounds, sorts out, passes sentence on, dooms, scapegoats … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The advocates claim that enforcing prohibitions against colonizing public and private space penalizes street vagrants merely for being homeless.”
      “Also, I'm not clear as to why focusing on operating cash flow penalizes capital-intensive businesses.”
      “It also penalizes you for losing those same types of games if you get gammoned or bear off only one or two men at the end.”
penalises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of penalise
  2. Examples:
      3. “It points the finger at the hierarchical system that penalises juniors for questioning their seniors' decisions.”
      “The Body Mass Index, it now turns out, is a useless indicator of healthy weight, since it unfairly penalises women for their natural pear-shape.”
      “Furthermore, IFA has clearly highlighted the flawed calculation process to determine destocking, which further penalises commonage farmers.”
penalized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of penalize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. punished, chastised, disciplined, reprimanded, chastened, corrected, castigated, sentenced, fined, condemned, docked, amerced, imprisoned, judged, mulcted, meted out punishment to, dealt with, threw the book at, thrown the book at, hit with, imposed penalty, inflicted a penalty on, slapped with, imposed a penalty on, exacted a penalty from, imposed a sentence on, awarded a penalty against, taught a lesson, brought to book, come down on, cracked down on, rapped knuckles, slapped someone's wrist, come down on like a ton of bricks, came down on, sanctioned, reprehended, recompensed, put on the carpet, put on the mat, rapped over the knuckles, pronounced sentence on, laid down the law, meted out, made an example of, meted out justice to, punished severely, came down on like a ton of bricks, given a lesson to, gave a lesson to … more
penalising
  1. present participle of penalise
  2. Examples:
      3. “He's penalising players for all sorts of minor infractions and generally doing his best to ruin what started out as a promising game.”
      “In union, video evidence can also be used to cite a player for misconduct, or for the committee to consider penalising a player after the game.”
      “It's a crying shame that the city can't find a way to promote the environment without penalising tourism.”
penalizing
  1. present participle of penalize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. punishing, chastising, disciplining, reprimanding, chastening, correcting, castigating, sentencing, fining, condemning, docking, amercing, imprisoning, judging, mulcting, meting out punishment to, dealing with, throwing the book at, hitting with, imposing penalty, inflicting a penalty on, slapping with, imposing a penalty on, exacting a penalty from, imposing a sentence on, awarding a penalty against, teaching a lesson, bringing to book, coming down on, cracking down on, rapping knuckles, slapping someone's wrist, coming down on like a ton of bricks, giving a lesson to, sanctioning, reprehending, recompensing, taking disciplinary action against, rapping over the knuckles, pronouncing sentence on, laying down the law, meting out, punishing severely, meting out justice to, making an example of, grounding, sorting out, passing sentence on, dooming, scapegoating … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The main recommendations included penalizing circumcisers and those who contribute to the act.”
      “His confinement emasculates and asexualizes him, penalizing him for his youthful offenses.”
      “Poster General Burleson has succeeded in penalizing the press by extorting a festerous rate of postage.”
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