Dictionary

penalize en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɛn.əl.aɪz/ (UK, US)
• /ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/ (UK, US)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English penal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English penalize From penal + -ize.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
   • Ready for another term? Try vindictive protectiveness. In essence, in the name of emotional wellbeing, students can eliminate anything they do not want to think about, read about, or be challenged about. And penalize those who would expose them to it. How? In the name of "offense". 2017, James Emery White, Meet Generation Z:
   • Women should not be penalized or forced out of the workplace simply because they become pregnant. UPS, in fact, has come around to that position. It now offers light-duty accommodations to pregnant women who need them. 2014 December 3, Editorial Board, “Supreme Court should affirm the rights of pregnant workers”, in The Los Angeles Times:
   • In a joint move with several U.S. agencies, the State Department announced that it was penalizing 10 Iranians, including the three men, along with two entities for “conducting malicious cyberacts, including ransomware activity,” according to a statement. 2022 September 14, Glenn Thrush, “U.S. Charges 3 Iranians in Broad Hacking Scheme”, in The New York Times:
   • But as Bumble’s head of public policy for the Americas, Mrs. Iheme, 43, has found a cause that synthesizes her past experiences, varied as they are. She is leading an effort across several states to pass legislation that penalizes “cyberflashing.” 2022 June 13, Valeriya Safronova, “The Fight to End ‘Cyberflashing’”, in The New York Times:
2. (transitive) To impose a handicap on.

Forms

Deriveds

penalizer · underpenalize · depenalize · penalizable · overpenalize

Relateds

penal · penalization · penalty

Synonyms

give someone what for · have someone's hide · amerce · castigate · penance · punish · fix someone's wagon · gruel · have someone's guts for garters · chastise · penalize · have someone's head · come down on · give what for · teach someone a lesson · malavogue · correct · give it to someone · chasten · tar out · tan someone's hide · nail someone to the wall · chastise · come down on

Translations (27)

mi ngawhi (to subject to a penalty) · fi rangaista (to impose a handicap on) · de bestrafen (to subject to a penalty) · ca penalitzar (to subject to a penalty) · ru нака́зывать (to subject to a penalty) · am ቀጣ (to subject to a penalty) · ga pionósaigh (to subject to a penalty) · tr cezalandırmak (to subject to a penalty) · fi rangaista (to subject to a penalty) · nl straffen (to subject to a penalty) · es penalizar (to subject to a penalty) · ru штрафова́ть (to impose a handicap on) · no straffe (to subject to a penalty) · hy տուգանել (to subject to a penalty) · hy տուգանել (to impose a handicap on) · ru накла́дывать штраф (to impose a handicap on) · es infligir un castigo (to impose a handicap on) · ru штрафова́ть (to subject to a penalty) · bg наказвам (to subject to a penalty) · hu megbüntet (to subject to a penalty) · hy պատժել (to subject to a penalty) · it penalizzare (to impose a handicap on) · fa تنبیه کردن (to subject to a penalty) · fr pénaliser (to subject to a penalty) · mi ngahi (to subject to a penalty) · ru караться законом (to subject to a penalty) · pt penalizar (to subject to a penalty)