penalize
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- v impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
The students were penalized for showing up late for class
- To penalize Michigan would legitimize the selective enforcement of our party rules, would fly in the face of the statements of both candidates, and would jeopardize our chances .
- As President, he'll penalize predatory lenders and create a $10 billion Foreclosure Prevention Fund to help families stay in their homes.
- That seems to quell the notion that women would penalize Obama for beating Hillary Clinton in the primary.