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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recriminalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-crim-i-nal-ize
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To criminalize again; to make (something previously decriminalized) illegal again.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From re- + criminalize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

recriminalizes (present, singular) recriminalizing (participle, present) recriminalized (participle, past) recriminalized (past) recriminalise (alternative, UK)

Questions

What does recriminalize mean?
To criminalize again; to make (something previously decriminalized) illegal again.
Where does recriminalize come from?
From re- + criminalize.

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