illegalize

UK/ɪˈliːɡəlʌɪz/

illegalize verb: to make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize.

Verb

illegalize (third-person singular simple present illegalizes, present participle illegalizing, simple past and past participle illegalized)

To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize.
- Only as recently as 1991 was the rape by a husband of his wife illegalised.2000, Lois Bibbings, Donald Nicolson, Feminist Perspectives on Criminal Law, page 111
- A 1908 Act illegalised the teagle, a particularly nasty snare of baited hooks joined by strings which was put out to attract birds during hard weather.2002, David Evans, A History of Nature Conservation in Britain, page 47

অবৈধ ঘোষণা করা, আইন দ্বারা নিষিদ্ধ করা, অপরাধীকরণ করা

third-person singular present	illegalizes
present participle	illegalizing
past participle	illegalized
past	illegalized
alternative form	illegalise

From illegal + -ize or il- + legalize.

What does illegalize mean?: Illegalize means to make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize.
What is illegalize in Bengali?: Illegalize in Bengali is অবৈধ ঘোষণা করা, আইন দ্বারা নিষিদ্ধ করা, অপরাধীকরণ করা. See Illegalize meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is illegalize?: Illegalize is a verb.
How do you pronounce illegalize?: Illegalize is pronounced /ɪˈliːɡəlʌɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of illegalize?: The past tense of illegalize is illegalized.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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