penalize

(nə līz′, penə-)

transitive verb penalized, penalizing

  1. to make punishable; set a penalty for (an offense, etc.)
  2. to impose a penalty on; specif., to subject to a handicap in a contest as penalty for the infraction of a rule
  3. to put at a disadvantage

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See penalize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es
  1. To subject to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or official regulation. See Synonyms at punish.
  2. To impose a handicap on; place at a disadvantage.

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  • peˌnal·i·zaˈtion (-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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