Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illegalize

/ɪˈliːɡəlʌɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: il-le-gal-ize
IPA: /ɪˈliːɡəlʌɪz/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize.

Example Sentences

"Only as recently as 1991 was the rape by a husband of his wife illegalised."
"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."
"Although slavery had been illegalized by 1870, fundamental prejudice could not be legislated away."

Etymology

From illegal + -ize or il- + legalize.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: il
Suffix: illegal

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪˈliːɡəlʌɪz/

Inflected Forms

illegalizes (present, singular) illegalizing (participle, present) illegalized (participle, past) illegalized (past) illegalise (alternative)

Derived Forms

illegalization

Frequently Paired Words

criminalize outlaw

Synonyms

outlaw criminalize criminalise illegalise

Antonyms

legalize

Questions

How do you pronounce illegalize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈliːɡəlʌɪz/.
What does illegalize mean?: To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize.
Where does illegalize come from?: From illegal + -ize or il- + legalize.

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