Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Penalize /pĕn'-əl-īzˌ/ · Pe·nal·ize · IPA /ˈpiː.nəl.aɪz/ 01 v. t. To make penal. 1. To make penal. 2. To put a penalty on. See Penalty, 3.(Sport.) [Eng.] See: Penalty