ILLEGALIZE
outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise
(verb) declare illegal; outlaw; “Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
illegalize (third-person singular simple present illegalizes, present participle illegalizing, simple past and past participle illegalized)
To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize. [from 19th c.]
Antonyms
• legalize
Source: Wiktionary
Il*le"gal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illegalized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Illegalizing.]
Definition: To make or declare illegal or unlawful.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition