illegalize

illegalize
illegalization, n.
/i lee"geuh luyz'/, v.t., illegalized, illegalizing.
to make illegal: They even wanted to illegalize smoking.
Also, esp. Brit., illegalise.
[1810-20; ILLEGAL + -IZE]

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