As verbs the difference between penalize and punish
is that penalize is to subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation while punish is to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
penalize
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (UK)
Verb
(penaliz)
To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
(sports) To impose a handicap on.
Related terms
* penal
* penalization
* penalty
punish
English
Verb
(es)
To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
To cause great harm to. (a punishing blow )
To dumb down severely or to the point of uselessness or near-uselessness.
Synonyms
* (to cause to suffer for crime or misconduct ) castigate
Derived terms
* punishable
* punisher (noun )
* punishment (noun )
* (l) and (l) (through portmanteau with (etyl) )
Related terms
* pain
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