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illegalize

[ ih-lee-guh-lahyz ]
/ ɪˈli gəˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), il·le·gal·ized, il·le·gal·iz·ing.
to make illegal: They even wanted to illegalize smoking.
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Also especially British, il·le·gal·ise .

Origin of illegalize

First recorded in 1810–20; illegal + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM illegalize

il·le·gal·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby illegalize

Ille, Ille-et-Vilaine, illegal, illegal alien, illegality, illegalize, illegal procedure, illegible, illegit, illegitimacy, illegitimate
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Words related to illegalize

bar, exclude, halt, outlaw, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, restrict, suppress, ban, condemn, disallow, forbid, banish, blackball, curse, enjoin, inhibit, interdict, damn

British Dictionary definitions for illegalize

illegalize

illegalise

/ (ɪˈliːɡəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make illegal

Derived forms of illegalize

illegalization or illegalisation, noun
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