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02-23-2007, 07:55 PM

Main Entry: de·crim·i·nal·ize
Pronunciation: (")dE-'kri-m&-n&-"lIz, -'krim-n&l-
Function: transitive verb
: to remove or reduce the criminal classification or status of; especially : to repeal a strict ban on while keeping under some form of regulation

Main Entry: crim·i·nal·ize
Pronunciation: 'kri-m&-n&l-"Iz, 'krim-n&-"lIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -ized; -iz·ing
: to make illegal :

If they are opposites, and one means "to make illegal," then the other by default has to mean "to make legal."

02-23-2007, 07:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
[MERIT] Guest Posts: n/a	Main Entry: de·crim·i·nal·ize Pronunciation: (")dE-'kri-m&-n&-"lIz, -'krim-n&l- Function: transitive verb : to remove or reduce the criminal classification or status of; especially : to repeal a strict ban on while keeping under some form of regulation Main Entry: crim·i·nal·ize Pronunciation: 'kri-m&-n&l-"Iz, 'krim-n&-"lIz Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): -ized; -iz·ing : to make illegal : If they are opposites, and one means "to make illegal," then the other by default has to mean "to make legal."