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penalize vs victimize
victimize vs penalize
penalize
and
victimize
both are
verbs
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
penalize
No
No
Yes
No
victimize
No
No
Yes
No
As verbs,
victimize
is a hyponym of
penalize
; that is,
victimize
is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
penalize
:
penalize
: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
victimize
: punish unjustly
Other hyponyms of penalize include
avenge
,
retaliate
,
revenge
,
tar-and-feather
,
execute
,
put to death
,
pillory
,
castigate
,
amerce
,
victimise
,
scourge
,
correct
,
discipline
,
sort out
.
penalize (verb)
victimize (verb)
impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
punish unjustly
make a victim of
deprive of by deceit
Words related to "
penalize
"
American spelling
amerce
approximate
avenge
castigate
correct
debar
discipline
estimate
execute
gauge
guess
judge
penalise
penalization
pillory
punish
put to death
retaliate
revenge
scourge
sort out
suspend
tar-and-feather
victimise
victimize
Words related to "
victimize
"
American spelling
bunco
cheat
chisel
con
cozen
deceive
defraud
delude
diddle
goldbrick
hornswoggle
lead on
mulct
nobble
penalise
penalize
punish
rip off
rook
scam
short
short-change
swindle
victim
victimise
victimization
victimizer
wrong
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