overpenalize

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verb

To penalize excessively

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Meanings

verboverpenalize (third-person singular simple present overpenalizes, present participle overpenalizing, simple past and past participle overpenalized)

present singular third person overpenalizes · participle present overpenalizing · participle past overpenalized · past overpenalized

  1. To penalize excessively

Origin

From over- + penalize.

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APA

overpenalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpenalize

MLA

“overpenalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpenalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overpenalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpenalize.

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