How to pronounce penalize in American English
“penalize” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to penalize the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “penalize” in: all accents · British English (71 clips)
“penalize” in real sentences — American speakers
95 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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would penalize homosexual acts with life imprisonment.
The Obama White House
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you can penalize illegal actions and encourage safe play.
CDC
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do what we can to penalize them for their actions.
State Department
Words that sound like “penalize”
Words one sound away from penalize — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “penalize”
Why real speech
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