What is "illegalize"

Illegalize \Il*le"gal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illegalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Illegalizing.] To make or declare illegal or unlawful.

vb. (context nonstandard English) To make illegal, to prohibit by law, to criminalize something that had previously been legal.

v. declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S." [syn: outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalise] [ant: legalize, legalize, legalize]