"penalize" in German to penalize bestrafen Detailed translations for "penalize" to penalize to penalize(also: to penalise) bestrafen{transitive verb} I take full responsibility, and should the orderwish to penalize me I'll understand. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Wenn der Orden mich dafür bestrafen will,... dann soll er das tun. You penalize the kids. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Damit bestrafen Sie die Kinder.