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Penalize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation. transitive

    "Women should not be penalized or forced out of the workplace simply because they become pregnant. UPS, in fact, has come around to that position. It now offers light-duty accommodations to pregnant women who need them."

  2. 2
    impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on wordnet
  3. 3
    To impose a handicap on. transitive

Etymology

From penal + -ize.

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