Synonyms for penalize
ˈpin lˌaɪz, ˈpɛn-pe·nal·ize

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1. punish, penalize, penaliseverb

   impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

   "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

   Synonyms:
   penalise, punish

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1. List of paraphrases for "penalize":

   penalise, punish, criminalize, sanction, criminalise, suppress

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How to use penalize in a sentence?

1. Soumya Swaminathan:

   The COVAX facility is not going to penalize countries.

2. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie:

   We've got to penalize employers who hire people who are here illegally.

3. Michael Mulgrew:

   If a parent says I'm not gonna get my kid vaccinated, I don't want to penalize the kid.

4. Max Tunon:

   There have been laws that should penalize employers with penalties and not just the migrants themselves, but they've been rarely enforced in the past, this is the most attention there's been on the issue, coming from the highest level.

5. Steven Aftergood:

   So it might be hard to penalize individuals for this episode if their entire agency embraced similar practices.