penalizing

Variant of penalize

penalize definition

pe·nal·ize (pē′nə līz′, pen′ə-)

transitive verb penalized -·ized′, penalizing -·iz′·ing

  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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