Word: depenalizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: de
pe
na
li
zing
Definition: Present participle of depenalize. To remove a penalty from.
Morphemes:
Affix: de-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dē-
Language: la
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: de-
Affix: penal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Subject to punishment; punishable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ποινή
Language: grc
Decoded: poine
Meaning: punishment
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.