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...)

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