penalized

penalized is the alternative spelling of penalised.

penalized is the simple past and past participle of penalize.

Meaning of penalised

penalised (comparative more penalised, superlative most penalised)

penalize (third-person singular simple present penalizes, present participle penalizing, simple past and past participle penalized)

(transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
- Women should not be penalized or forced out of the workplace simply because they become pregnant. UPS, in fact, has come around to that position. It now offers light-duty accommodations to pregnant women who need them.2014 December 3, Editorial Board, “Supreme Court should affirm the rights of pregnant workers”, in The Los Angeles Times
Synonyms:

chastise, come down on, amerce, castigate, chasten, correct, fix someone's wagon, have someone's guts for garters, have someone's head, have someone's hide
(transitive) To impose a handicap on.

comparative	more penalized
superlative	most penalized

What is penalized the alternative spelling of?: Penalized is the alternative spelling of penalised.

Adapted from Wiktionary: penalized (page history and authors); penalised (page history and authors); penalize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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