Information about the word penalize (English → Esperanto: puni)

Synonyms: punish, chastise, visit

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/ˈpiːnəlaɪ̯z/, /ˈpiːn̩laɪ̯z/
Shavian alphabet𐑐𐑰𐑯𐑩𐑤𐑲𐑟
Deseret alphabet𐐹𐐨𐑌𐐯𐑊𐐴𐑆

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) penalize(I) penalized
(thou) penalizest(thou) penalizedst
(he) penalizes, penalizeth(he) penalized
(we) penalize(we) penalized
(you) penalize(you) penalized
(they) penalize(they) penalized
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) penalize (I) penalized
(thou) penalize(thou) penalized
(he) penalize(he) penalized
(we) penalize(we) penalized
(you) penalize(you) penalized
(they) penalize(they) penalized
Imperative mood
penalize
Participles
Present participlePast participle
penalizingpenalized

Usage samples

Burkina Faso becomes the latest African country to ban homosexuality, joining more than half of African countries that penalize the sexual orientation with either prison sentences or the death penalty.

Translations

Afrikaansstraf
Albaniandënoj
Catalancastigar; punir
Czechtrestat
Danishstraffe
Dutchstraffen
Esperantopuni
Faeroeserevsa
Finnishrangaista
Frenchpunir
Germanbestrafen
Italianpunire
Latinplectere; punire
Malaymenghukum
Papiamentokastigá
Polishkarać
Portuguesecastigar; punir
Saterland Frisianstroafje; bestroafje
Spanishcastigar
Swahili‐adhibisha; ‐adhibu
Swedishbestraffa; näpsa; straffa
West Frisianbestraffe; straffe