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Punishment vs Penalize - What's the difference?

punishment | penalize |

As a noun punishment

is the act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.

As a verb penalize is

to subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.

punishment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
  • A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
  • A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
  • (figuratively) Any treatment or experience so harsh it feels like being punished; rough handling
    • a vehicle that can take a lot of punishment

    Synonyms

    * castigation * punition * beating

    Antonyms

    * reward

    Hyponyms

    * retribution

    Derived terms

    * corporal punishment * mirror punishment * (l)

    Related terms

    * punishable * punisher * punishing * punitive * impunity

    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