penalize
US: /ˈpɛnəˌɫaɪz/, /ˈpinəˌɫaɪz/
English Vietnamese dictionary
penalize /'pi:nəlaiz/ (penalize) /'pi:nəlaiz/
- ngoại động từ
- trừng trị, trừng phạt
- to penalise an offence: trừng trị một tội
- to penalise someone: trừng phạt ai
- (thể dục,thể thao) phạt (cầu thủ đá trái phép...)
- trừng trị, trừng phạt
Advanced English dictionary
(BrE also penalise) verb [VN]
1 ~ sb (for sth) to punish sb for breaking a rule or law by making them suffer a disadvantage: You will be penalized for poor spelling.
2 ~ sb (for sth) to punish sb for breaking a rule in a sport or game by giving an advantage to their opponent: He was penalized for time-wasting. + Foul play will be severely penalized.
3 to put sb at a disadvantage by treating them unfairly: The new law appears to penalize the poorest members of society. + He felt penalized because of his age.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
punish, discipline, mulct, amerce, fine, handicap, impose or invoke a penalty against, impose a penalty on, Formal amerce; sentence:
This judge penalizes speeders mercilessly.
Collocation dictionary
ADV.
heavily | deliberately | unfairly, wrongly
He claims he was unfairly penalized.
| financially
PREP.
for
Students will be penalized for mistakes in spelling and grammar.
Concise English dictionary
penalizes|penalized|penalizing'pɪːnəlaɪz
verb
+impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
