penalise

Verb

Meaning

impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

punish penalize levy chastise chasten tax correct fine penalty punishment discipline prosecute handicap punishing confiscate
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Antonyms

foster benefit promote favor assist encourage
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Hyponyms

correct discipline execute revenge avenge retaliate

Anagrams

sepaline

Examples

We do not wish to penalise the machine for its inability to shine in beauty competitions, nor to penalise a man for losing in a race against an aeroplane. The conditions of our game make these disabilities irrelevant. Alan Turing

The students were penalized for showing up late for class Source: Internet

we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again Source: Internet

Although the Ministry of Education had appeared to acknowledge that schools were not following their amended orders, it declined to penalise schools and teachers who continued to forcefully cut students’ hair. Source: Internet

Also, previously, there seemed to be no strict policy to penalise and/or debar contractors for failing to meet their contractual obligations. Source: Internet

Omo-Agege explained that “the most effective way to deal with the offence of sexual harassment in our tertiary institutions is to penalise the very impropriety of the act, with or without consent.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

penal substitution penal-industrial complex penalisation penalised penalism penality