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pe·nal·ize
(pē′nə-līz′, pĕn′ə-)tr.v. pe·nal·ized, pe·nal·iz·ing, pe·nal·iz·es
1.
a. To subject (a person) to a penalty, especially for infringement of a law or regulation. See Synonyms at punish.
b. To make (an action or a condition) liable to a penalty: Tripping is penalized in hockey.
2. To impose a handicap on; place at a disadvantage: was penalized by his poor education.
pe′nal·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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penalize
(ˈpiːnəˌlaɪz) orpenalise
vb (tr)
1. to impose a penalty on (someone), as for breaking a law or rule
2. to inflict a handicap or disadvantage on
3. (General Sporting Terms) sport to award a free stroke, point, or penalty against (a player or team)
4. (Law) to declare (an act) legally punishable; make subject to a penalty
ˌpenaliˈzation, ˌpenaliˈsation n
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pe•nal•ize
(ˈpin lˌaɪz, ˈpɛn-)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to subject to a penalty.
2. to declare (an action) punishable by law or rule.
3. to put under a disadvantage or handicap.
[1865–70]
pe`nal•i•za′tion, n.
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penalize
Past participle: penalized
Gerund: penalizing
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| Verb | 1. | penalize - impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" avenge, retaliate, revenge - take revenge for a perceived wrong; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother" tar-and-feather - smear the body of (someone) with tar and feathers; done in some societies as punishment; "The thief was tarred and feathered" execute, put to death - kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed" pillory - punish by putting in a pillory castigate - inflict severe punishment on amerce - punish with an arbitrary penalty scourge - punish severely; excoriate discipline, sort out, correct - punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; "The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently" |
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penalize
verb
1. punish, discipline, correct, handicap, award a penalty against (Sport), impose a penalty on Players who break the rules will be penalized.
2. put at a disadvantage, handicap, cause to suffer, unfairly disadvantage, inflict a handicap on Old people are being penalized for being pensioners.
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penalize
verb1. To subject (one) to a penalty for a wrong:
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Translations
potrestattrestatpokutovat
straffe
bestrafenpönalisieren
rangaista
kazniti
hegna
罰する
처벌하다
noteikt sodusodīt
penalizovaťpokutovať
belägga med straff
ลงโทษ
phạt
penalize
[ˈpiːnəlaɪz] VT (= punish) → castigar; (by law) → penar; (accidentally, unfairly) → perjudicar (Sport) → sancionar, penalizarto be penalized for a foul → ser penalizado por una falta
we are penalized by not having a car → somos perjudicados por no tener coche
the decision penalizes those who → la decisión perjudica a quienes ...
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penalize
[ˈpiːnəlaɪz] penalise (British) vt (= punish) [+ rule-breaker] → pénaliser
to penalize sb for doing sth (for having done it) → pénaliser qn pour avoir fait qch; (if they do it) → pénaliser qn s'il fait qch
They can penalize competitors for using profanity on TV → Ils peuvent pénaliser les concurrents s'ils jurent devant les caméras.
to be penalized [undesirable behaviour] → être sanctionné(e)
Use of the car is penalized by increasing parking fees → L'utilisation de la voiture est sanctionnée par l'augmentation du prix des parkings.
to penalize sb for doing sth (for having done it) → pénaliser qn pour avoir fait qch; (if they do it) → pénaliser qn s'il fait qch
They can penalize competitors for using profanity on TV → Ils peuvent pénaliser les concurrents s'ils jurent devant les caméras.
to be penalized [undesirable behaviour] → être sanctionné(e)
Use of the car is penalized by increasing parking fees → L'utilisation de la voiture est sanctionnée par l'augmentation du prix des parkings.
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penalize
vt
(= punish, also Sport) → bestrafen
(fig) → benachteiligen; we are penalized as we don’t have a car → wir sind benachteiligt or im Nachteil, weil wir kein Auto haben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
penalize,
penalise
(ˈpiːnəlaiz) verb1. to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent. The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.
2. to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way. Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.
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penalize
→ يُعَاقِبُ potrestat straffe bestrafen επιβάλλω ποινή sancionar rangaista pénaliser kazniti penalizzare 罰する 처벌하다 straffen ilegge straff ukarać penalizar штрафовать belägga med straff ลงโทษ cezalandırmak phạt 处罚Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009