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to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
- the player was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct
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“Penalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penalize. Accessed 28 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of penalize was in 1888
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