Definition of "illegalize" [il•le•gal•ize]

• To make illegal. (verb-transitive)

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• "Belgium also recently embarked on the road to illegalize and stigmatize the burka and niqab with a vote in the Brussels federal parliament."
• "Both sides take their political beliefs out into the public realm in the U.S.: pro-lifers want to illegalize abortion; pro-choicers want to keep abortion legal as mandated in Roe v."
• "So this is what following your wish to illegalize abortions would lead to."