Penalizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To impose a reward drawback or punishment on an individual or group for specific actions or behaviors
2. To subject a person or organization to punitive measures or consequences due to certain infractions or mistakes
3. Applies a penalty to someone for breaking rules or regulations

Etymology: This is an inflected form, the third-person singular present of "penalize," which comes from "penal" with the verbal suffix "-ize." The suffix traces back through Middle French and Late Latin to the Ancient Greek "-izein," a productive way of turning nouns and adjectives into verbs meaning "to make into" or "to treat in a certain way." "Penal," in turn, comes from the Latin "poena," meaning punishment, which is also the source of "pain" and "punish." So "penalize" is essentially "to make into a punishment" or "to subject to a penalty," and the verb carries the ancient idea of punishment at its core.

Synonyms: punishes, sanctions

Antonyms: rewards, pardons