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penalise vs victimize

victimize vs penalise

penalise and victimize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
penalise No No Yes No
victimize No No Yes No
As verbs, victimize is a hyponym of penalise; that is, victimize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than penalise:
  • penalise: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
  • victimize: punish unjustly
penalise (verb) victimize (verb)
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on punish unjustly
make a victim of
deprive of by deceit
Difference between penalise and victimize

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