Hypertext Webster Gateway: "penalize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Penalize \Pe"nal*ize\, v. t.
1. To make penal.
2. (Sport.) To put a penalty on. See {Penalty}, 3. [Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
penalize
v : 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" [syn: {punish},
{penalise}] [ant: {reward}]
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