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Penalize

Pe′nal-ize

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To make penal.
2.
(Sport.)
To put a penalty on. See
Penalty
, 3.
[Eng.]

Definition 2024


penalize

penalize

English

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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.

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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