how to pronounce penalize

/ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/

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penalize is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of penalize in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to penalize this person from public …”

meanings of penalize

verb:

To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.
To impose a handicap on.

penalize frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word penalize occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics penalize can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that penalize can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;