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misdemeanorize

misdemeanorize verb: to reclassify (an offense) as a misdemeanor.

Verb

misdemeanorize (third-person singular simple present misdemeanorizes, present participle misdemeanorizing, simple past and past participle misdemeanorized)

  1. (rare, transitive) To reclassify (an offense) as a misdemeanor.
    • ... Control Act were Federal penalties for marijuana possession reduced and steps taken to de-excalate and misdemeanorize the more serious criminal status of marijuana possession and sale.1974, Addictive Diseases - Volume 1, page 327
    • to constrain those who don't comply, how else could that new situation be described other than as having “criminalized” non-attendance? Misdemeanorized?2011, What's All The Fuss About, Military Home Schooling

Forms of misdemeanorize

third-person singular presentmisdemeanorizes
present participlemisdemeanorizing
past participlemisdemeanorized
pastmisdemeanorized

Origin of misdemeanorize

From misdemeanor + -ize.

Questions about misdemeanorize

What does misdemeanorize mean?
Misdemeanorize means to reclassify (an offense) as a misdemeanor.
What part of speech is misdemeanorize?
Misdemeanorize is a verb.
What is the past tense of misdemeanorize?
The past tense of misdemeanorize is misdemeanorized.

Words near misdemeanorize in the dictionary

  1. misdemeaning
  2. misdemeanist
  3. misdemeanists
  4. misdemeanor
  5. misdemeanorization
  6. misdemeanorize
  7. misdemeanorized
  8. misdemeanorizes
  9. misdemeanorizing
  10. misdemeanorous
  11. misdemeanors

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