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- [peen-l-ahyz, pen-]
- /ˈpin lˌaɪz, ˈpɛn-/
- /ˈpiː.nə.laɪz/
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- [peen-l-ahyz, pen-]
- /ˈpin lˌaɪz, ˈpɛn-/
Definitions of penalise word
- verb with object penalise to subject to a penalty, as a person. 1
- verb with object penalise to declare (an action, deed, etc.) punishable by law or rule. 1
- verb with object penalise to put under a disadvantage or handicap. 1
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Origin of penalise
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; penal + -ize
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Parts of speech for Penalise
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
penalise popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
penalise usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for penalise
verb penalise
- amerce — to punish by a fine
- caning — a beating with a cane as a punishment
- castigate — If you castigate someone or something, you speak to them angrily or criticize them severely.
- chasten — If you are chastened by something, it makes you regret that you have behaved badly or stupidly.
- chastise — If you chastise someone, you speak to them angrily or punish them for something wrong that they have done.
Antonyms for penalise
verb penalise
- comp — Comp is short for compensation.
- compensate — To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.
- lifeboat — a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- outplace — to provide outplacement for.
- overcompensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
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