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penalize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | penalise, punish |
| Has types | execute, pillory, put to death, retaliate, revenge, scourge, sort out, tar-and-feather, victimise, amerce, victimize, avenge, castigate, correct, discipline |
| Derivation | penalization |
The students were penalized for showing up late for class.
Examples of penalize
penalize
Still, he said it's unfair to penalize a business based on one server's actions.
From the tennessean.com
The state Board Of Education will decide whether to penalize the school systems.
From the washingtonpost.com
Federal rules don't penalize states if they don't meet the testing requirements.
From the columbusdispatch.com
You can't penalize Clayton Richard for breezing through a bad Pittsburgh lineup.
From the dailyherald.com
He says it's unfair to penalize his wife if she decides not to pay for coverage.
From the cnn.com
Studies suggest that you would reject my offer to penalize me for my stinginess.
From the forbes.com
The change isn't intended to penalize customers who use PowerPay, Staggers said.
From the post-gazette.com
Can we legally penalize parents for letting their children drink too much soda ?
From the ideas.time.com
It also runs counter to the city's efforts to penalize environmental scofflaws.
From the sfgate.com
- Punish: 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"
- (penalization) punishment: the act of punishing
- To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation; To impose a handicap on
- (Penalization) to prevent sight out of the good eye and force the weaker, amblyopic eye, to function. A filter, eye patch, or eye drops such as atropin or miotics are used on the good eye.
- To punish an individual or team-by means of a penalty.
