- (v.t.) To make penal.
- (v.t.) To put a penalty on. See Penalty, 3.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "penalize" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/penalize/definitions/2043270> |