"misdemeanorize" meaning in All languages combined

See misdemeanorize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: misdemeanorizes [present, singular, third-person], misdemeanorizing [participle, present], misdemeanorized [participle, past], misdemeanorized [past]
Etymology: misdemeanor + -ize Etymology templates: {{suf|en|misdemeanor|ize}} misdemeanor + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} misdemeanorize (third-person singular simple present misdemeanorizes, present participle misdemeanorizing, simple past and past participle misdemeanorized)
  1. (transitive, very rare) To reclassify (an offense) as a misdemeanor. Tags: rare, transitive Related terms: misdemeanant, misdemeanorization, criminalize, felonize, outlaw
    Sense id: en-misdemeanorize-en-verb-vDsNiipq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

Inflected forms

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