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penalize
transitive verb penalized, penalizing
- to make punishable; set a penalty for (an offense, etc.)
- to impose a penalty on; specif., to subject to a handicap in a contest as penalty for the infraction of a rule
- to put at a disadvantage
Related Forms:
- penalization noun
See penalize in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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