Word: criminalizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: cri
mi
na
li
zing
Definition: Present participle of criminalize; declare illegal; outlaw
Morphemes:
Affix: criminal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Against the law; forbidden by law.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cernō
Language: la
Decoded: cerno
Meaning: sieve
Affix: -men
Language: la
Decoded: -men
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms neuter nouns of the third declension
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to do what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.