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penalise

pe·nal·ize
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [peen-l-ahyz, pen-]
    • /ˈpin lˌaɪz, ˈpɛn-/
    • /ˈpiː.nə.laɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Synonyms 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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