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English verb: penalize | |||
| 1. | penalize (social) impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on | ||
| Samples | The students were penalized for showing up late for class. We had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again. | ||
| Synonyms | penalise, punish | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amerce, avenge, castigate, correct, discipline, execute, pillory, put to death, retaliate, revenge, scourge, sort out, tar-and-feather, victimise, victimize | ||
| Entail | approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge | ||
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