penalize

penalize

English

WOTD – 21 April 2010

Alternative forms

• penalise (UK)

Etymology

From penal +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/, /ˈpɛn.əl.aɪz/

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Verb

penalize (third-person singular simple present penalizes, present participle penalizing, simple past and past participle penalized)

1. (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
2. (transitive, sports) To impose a handicap on.

Related terms

• penal
• penalization
• penalty

Translations

to subject to a penalty

Armenian: տուգանել (hy) (tuganel), պատժել (hy) (patžel) Catalan: penalitzar (ca) Dutch: straffen (nl) Finnish: rangaista (fi) French: pénaliser (fr) Hungarian: megbüntet (hu) Irish: pionósaigh

Maori: ngahi, ngawhi Norwegian: straffe (no) Portuguese: penalizar Russian: штрафова́ть (ru) (štrafovátʹ), нака́зывать (ru) (nakázyvatʹ), караться законом (karatʹsja zakonom) Spanish: penalizar (es) Turkish: cezalandırmak (tr)

to impose a handicap on

Armenian: տուգանել (hy) (tuganel) Finnish: rangaista (fi) Italian: penalizzare (it)

Russian: штрафова́ть (ru) (štrafovátʹ), накла́дывать штраф (nakládyvatʹ štraf) Spanish: infligir un castigo

Anagrams

• panelize

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Portuguese

Verb

penalize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of penalizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of penalizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of penalizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of penalizar