PENALIZE

punish, penalize, penalise

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

penalize (third-person singular simple present penalizes, present participle penalizing, simple past and past participle penalized)

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

(transitive, sports) To impose a handicap on.

Anagrams

• panelize

Source: Wiktionary


Pe"nal*ize, v. t.

1. To make penal.

2. (Sport.)

Definition: To put a penalty on. See Penalty, 3. [Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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