Synonyms for delegitimize
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Verb
1. Criminalize — to make something illegal that was previously legal
criminalize, criminalise UK, delegitimate, illegalize, illegalise UK
Definitions
- v. 1
To make something illegal that was previously legal.
Related words
- Word family
- delegitimation delegitimization
- Other spellings
- delegitimise
Forms
- Past participle
- delegitimized
e.g. delegitimized → criminalized, delegitimated, illegalized…
Example sentences
- criminalize Arab countries have to criminalize child marriage.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| delegitimize | rising | |
| criminalize | rising | |
| delegitimate | rising | |
| illegalize | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- illegalize, illegalise
- 11 letters
- criminalize4, criminalise
- 12 letters
- delegitimate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (criminalize4 = 4 syllables).