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from The Century Dictionary.

  • See penalize.

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  • verb British Alternative spelling of penalize.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

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penal +‎ -ise

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