penalise | ||
1. | [ verb ] impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on | |
Synonyms: | punish penalize | |
Examples: | "The students were penalized for showing up late for class" "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" |
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Related terms: | reward execute victimize revenge scourge castigate pillory discipline tar-and-feather amerce punishment estimate | |
Similar spelling: |
penalised penalize penalized penniless penal_code penlight Penaloza |