Synonyms for criminalize
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
Related words
- Other spellings
- criminalise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- criminalized
e.g. criminalized → outlawed, illegalized, delegitimized…
Example sentences
- outlaw They found the outlaw’s tracks near the river.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| criminalize | rising | |
| outlaw | rising | |
| illegalize | falling | |
| delegitimize | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- outlaw2
- 10 letters
- illegalize, illegalise
- 12 letters
- delegitimize
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (outlaw2 = 2 syllables).