ALL meanings of penalize
pe·nal·ize
P p - verb with object penalize to subject to a penalty, as a person. 1
- verb with object penalize to declare (an action, deed, etc.) punishable by law or rule. 1
- verb with object penalize to put under a disadvantage or handicap. 1
- transitive verb penalize punish sb 1
- intransitive verb penalize punish sb for sth 1
- verbal expression penalize punish sb for doing sth 1
- transitive verb penalize put sb at a disadvantage 1
- verb penalize If a person or group is penalized for something, they are made to suffer in some way because of it. 0
- verb penalize to impose a penalty on (someone), as for breaking a law or rule 0
- verb penalize to inflict a handicap or disadvantage on 0
- verb penalize to award a free stroke, point, or penalty against (a player or team) 0
- verb penalize to declare (an act) legally punishable; make subject to a penalty 0
- verb transitive penalize to make punishable; set a penalty for (an offense, etc.) 0
- verb transitive penalize to impose a penalty on; specif., to subject to a handicap in a contest as penalty for the infraction of a rule 0
- verb transitive penalize to put at a disadvantage 0