penalize
/ˈpiːn(ə)lʌɪz/
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American sound/ˈpiːn(ə)lʌɪz/
penalize
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pe - na - lize -> penalize
Myanmar meaning
(v) အပြစ်ပေးသည်။ အားကစားပွဲများတွင်ပြစ်ဒဏ်ပေးသည်။ မလျော်မကန်ဒုက္ခပေးသည်။ ထိသည်။
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၁။ ~ sb (for sth) (က) အပြစ်ပေး သည်။ People who drive when they are drunk should be heavily penalized. ❍ Will we be penalized for incorrect spelling in the exam?
(ခ) (အားကစားပွဲများတွင်) ပြစ်ဒဏ်ပေးသည်။ Persistent foul play will be severely penalized. ❍ He was penalized for a foul (eg A free kick was awarded to the other team).
၂။ (မလျော်မကန်) ဒုက္ခပေးသည်။ ထိသည်။ The new law penalizes the poorest members of society.
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punish, reprimand, make somebody pay, castigate, discipline, fine, come down like a ton of bricks on, deal with severely, amerce, chasten, chastise, condemn, correct, dock, handicap, hit with, impose penalty, imprison, inflict handicap, judge, mulct, put at disadvantage, scold, slap with, throw the book at
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