Allow and Criminalize

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Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.

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Criminalize is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Criminalize verb - To make or declare contrary to the law.

Usage example: wanted to criminalize an activity that the mountaineers had been engaging in for generations

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Allow is an antonym for criminalize.

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