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Not that I want to be a 'grammar nazi' but is 'illegalized' a legitimate word?My spell checker rejects it... So does my internal spell checker which would substitute 'Outlawed' for 'illegalized'.
Looks like 'ol checkey is a grammar commie. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegalize http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/illegalize
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegalizeSee these comments...Les Cadigan · New Jersey Institute of Technologyread it in a post. never heard it used before in 65 years and I read a lot! not in my copy of webster's unabridged dictionary circa 1968.Reply · · November 7, 2012 at 9:05amHeather Burnette · Vincennes UniversityMy philosophy teacher told me he did not think it was an actual word! He holds a PHD in Philosophy.....Reply · 1 · · August 1, 2011 at 9:26pm
I'm in university. My opinion means more than Heather and Les. If legalize is a word, like legitimize, and illegitimate is a word, like illegal. The opposite of those verbs are illegitimize and illegalize.
Whoa slow down.... What? o_0