Word: recriminalize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: re
crim
i
nal
ize
Definition: To criminalize again; to make (something previously decriminalized) illegal again.
Morphemes:
Affix: re-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: again, anew
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: criminal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Guilty of breaking the 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