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illegalize

[ ih-lee-guh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

illegalized, illegalizing.
  1. to make illegal:

    They even wanted to illegalize smoking.



illegalize

/ ɪˈːɡəˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to make illegal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𲵲ˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·g··tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of illegalize1

First recorded in 1810–20; illegal + -ize
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Gelber says polls consistently show that even people in countries with strong free-speech traditions like the United States support laws that illegalize flag desecration.

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But he said the United States is “going frantic to illegalize our development of outer space,” claiming the effort violates U.N. sanctions.

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But he said the United States is “going frantic to illegalize our development of outer space” by claiming North Korea violates U.N. sanctions.

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Which leaves us with one moral option: illegalize it, the whole operation.

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If they announce they are going to illegalize normal light bulbs, we buy more–not fewer–of them to stock up.

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