criminalize

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verb

1. treat as a criminal
• Derivationally related forms:
criminal
• Hypernyms:
treat, handle, do by
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. declare illegal;
outlaw
- Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
• Syn:
outlaw, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise
• Ant:
decriminalise (for: criminalise), decriminalize, legalize (for: outlaw)
• Derivationally related forms:
crime (for: criminalise), outlawry (for: outlaw), outlaw (for: outlaw)
• Hypernyms:
forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto,
disallow, nix
• Hyponyms:
ban, censor
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something