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penalize
penalize is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make penal. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 22 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To make penal.
- 2transitive verb
To put a penalty on. See Penalty, 3.
- 3verb
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"
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