illegalize
UK/i'li:ɡəlaiz/US/i'li:^әlaiz/
Definitions
v.
To make something illegal by law; to outlaw
使成为非法；宣布……为违法
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedil-not, opposite of
+
-alrelating to, having the nature of
+
-izeto make, to become
=illegalize
il- (not) + legal (leg = 'law' branch, lex/legis) + -ize (to make). To make unlawful. leg here is 'law,' not legere 'read.'
Root lect still carries 128 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
Several states moved to illegalize the practice.