Word: penalizes
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pe
na
li
zes
Definition: Third-person singular of penalize; impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
Morphemes:
Affix: penal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Subject to punishment; punishable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ποινή
Language: grc
Decoded: poine
Meaning: punishment
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.