Word: penalizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pe
na
li
zing
Definition: Present participle 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: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.