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victimize vs penalise

penalise vs victimize

victimize and penalise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
victimize No No Yes No
penalise No No Yes No
As verbs, penalise is a hypernym of victimize; that is, penalise is a word with a broader meaning than victimize:
  • victimize: punish unjustly
  • penalise: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
Other hypernyms of victimize include penalize, punish.
victimize (verb) penalise (verb)
punish unjustly impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
make a victim of
deprive of by deceit
Difference between victimize and penalise

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