Synonyms for penalize
ˈpin lˌaɪz, ˈpɛn-pe·nal·ize

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1. punish, penalize, penaliseverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   penalise, punish

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1. List of paraphrases for "penalize":

   penalise, punish, criminalize, sanction, criminalise, suppress

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1. Michael Mulgrew:

   If a parent says I'm not gonna get my kid vaccinated, I don't want to penalize the kid.

2. Steven Aftergood:

   So it might be hard to penalize individuals for this episode if their entire agency embraced similar practices.

3. Art Caplan:

   It should not be condoned. We should find ways to penalize it, we’ve got 91-year-olds waiting, health care workers waiting. People who are wealthy can easily find ways to quarantine, maskand stay isolated for another month or two, and more [vaccines] will become available.

4. Russell Moore:

   Anyone who cares an iota about religious liberty should denounce this reckless, demagogic rhetoric, the government should close the borders to anyone suspected of even a passing involvement with any radical cell or terrorist network. But the government should not penalize law-abiding people, especially those who are American citizens, for holding their religious convictions.

5. Max Tunon:

   There have been laws that should penalize employers with penalties and not just the migrants themselves, but they've been rarely enforced in the past, this is the most attention there's been on the issue, coming from the highest level.