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put to death vs penalize

penalize vs put to death

put to death and penalize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
put to death No No Yes No
penalize No No Yes No
As verbs, penalize is a hypernym of put to death; that is, penalize is a word with a broader meaning than put to death:
  • put to death: kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
  • penalize: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
Other hypernyms of put to death include kill, penalise, punish.
put to death (verb) penalize (verb)
kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
Difference between put to death and penalize

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