Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1. 
 impose a penalty on; 
 inflict punishment on; 
- Example: "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"- Example: "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"[syn: punish, penalize, penalise]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
penalise
    v 1: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students
         were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to
         punish the dog for soiling the floor again" [syn: punish,
         penalize, penalise]