Word: criminalize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: crim
i
nal
ize
Definition: To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
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 make what is denoted by the noun/adjective