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From penal +‎ -ize.

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  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/, /ˈpɛn.əl.aɪz/
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penalize (third-person singular simple present penalizes, present participle penalizing, simple past and past participle penalized)

  1. (transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
  2. (transitive, sports) To impose a handicap on.

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penalize

  1. inflection of penalizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative