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



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