decriminalize
verb /diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz/
/diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz/
(British English also decriminalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they decriminalize | /diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz/ /diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it decriminalizes | /diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzɪz/ /diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple decriminalized | /diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzd/ /diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle decriminalized | /diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzd/ /diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form decriminalizing | /diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzɪŋ/ /diːˈkrɪmɪnəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- decriminalize something to change the law so that something is no longer illegal
- There are moves to decriminalize some soft drugs.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDecriminalize is used with these nouns as the object:- marijuana
- prostitution