"illegalize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪˈliːɡəlʌɪz/ [UK] Forms: illegalizes [present, singular, third-person], illegalizing [participle, present], illegalized [participle, past], illegalized [past]
Etymology: illegal + -ize or il- + legalize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|illegal|ize}} illegal + -ize, {{prefix|en|il|legalize}} il- + legalize Head templates: {{en-verb}} illegalize (third-person singular simple present illegalizes, present participle illegalizing, simple past and past participle illegalized)
  1. To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize. Synonyms: illegalise Derived forms: illegalization Related terms: criminalize, outlaw Translations (Translations): illegalizar (Asturian), il·legalitzar (Catalan), illégaliser (French), ilegalizar (Galician), illegalisieren (German), illegalizzare (Italian), 不法化する (fuhōka-suru) (alt: ふほうかする) (Japanese), 不法化させる (fuhōka-saseru) (Japanese), ilegalizar (Portuguese), ilegalizar (Spanish)

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