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defelonize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fel-o-nize
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reduce the status of (a crime) such that it is no longer a felony.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From de- + felon + -ize, apparently on the model of decriminalize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

defelonizes (present, singular) defelonizing (participle, present) defelonized (participle, past) defelonized (past)

Questions

What does defelonize mean?
To reduce the status of (a crime) such that it is no longer a felony.
Where does defelonize come from?
From de- + felon + -ize, apparently on the model of decriminalize.

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