'Penalize' definitions:

Definition of 'penalize'

From: WordNet
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" [syn: punish, penalize, penalise]

Definition of 'Penalize'

From: GCIDE
  • Penalize \Pe"nal*ize\, v. t.
  • 1. To make penal. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Sport.) To put a penalty on. See Penalty, 3. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'penalize'

From: Moby Thesaurus