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Detailed Synonyms for penalise in English

penalise:

to penalise verb, British

  1. to penalise
    to penalize; to inflict disciplinary punishment; to punish; to reprimand; to rebuke; to penalise
    • penalize verb, American (penalizes, penalized, penalizing)
    • inflict disciplinary punishment verb (inflicts disciplinary punishment, inflicted disciplinary punishment, inflicting disciplinary punishment)
    • punish verb (punishes, punished, punishing)
    • reprimand verb (reprimands, reprimanded, reprimanding)
    • rebuke verb (rebukes, rebuked, rebuking)
    • penalise verb, British
  2. penalise
    – impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on 1
    to punish; to penalize; penalise
    – impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on 1
    • punish verb (punishes, punished, punishing)
      • we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again1
    • penalize verb, American (penalizes, penalized, penalizing)
      • The students were penalized for showing up late for class1
    • penalise verb, British

penalise British

  1. penalise
    penalize; penalise

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Related Definitions for "penalise":

  1. impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on1