1. To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to punish.
2. To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to free from faults or excesses.
Alternate (chiefly British) spelling of

1. To punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience; SYN. correct, sort out.
2. To train by instruction and practice; esp. to teach self-control; SYN. train, check, condition.

(Alternate spelling: penalise).
1. To punish; to assess a penalty.
2. To put a penalty on.