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How to pronounce “criminalize”
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Pronunciation guide for criminalize
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of criminalize with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Psychedelics Impact on Society
Organization, when they were trying to criminalize MDMA.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
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How to pronounce criminalize
Psychedelics Impact on Society

Organization, when they were trying to criminalize MDMA.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “criminalize”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
- (transitive) To treat as a criminal.
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