verb
declare illegal; outlaw
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Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
• Syn: ↑outlaw, ↑criminalize, ↑criminalise, ↑illegalize
• Ant: ↑decriminalise (for: ↑criminalise), ↑decriminalize (for: ↑criminalize), ↑legalize (for: ↑outlaw)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑crime (for: ↑criminalise), ↑outlawry (for: ↑outlaw), ↑outlaw (for: ↑outlaw)
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• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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illēˈgalize or illēˈgalise transitive verb
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Main Entry: ↑illegal
Useful english dictionary. 2012.