penalize
/ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/ verb B2- To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
- To impose a handicap on.
He/she/it penalizes · Past penalized · Past participle penalized · -ing form penalizing
Verb forms
- Base form
- penalize
- He/she/it
- penalizes
- Past
- penalized
- Past participle
- penalized
- -ing form
- penalizing
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