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Verb criminalize has 2 senses
criminalize - treat as a criminal--1 is one way to treat, handle, do by
 Sample sentences:
 Somebody ----s somebody
 Something ----s somebody
 
outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise - declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."--2 is one way to forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow
 Antonyms:  legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
 Sample sentence:
 Somebody ----s something
 
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