Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to decriminalise
Participle: decriminalised
Gerund: decriminalising
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | decriminalise |
| you | decriminalise |
| he;she;it | decriminalises |
| we | decriminalise |
| you | decriminalise |
| they | decriminalise |
Perfect
| I | have decriminalised |
| you | have decriminalised |
| he;she;it | has decriminalised |
| we | have decriminalised |
| you | have decriminalised |
| they | have decriminalised |
Past
| I | decriminalised |
| you | decriminalised |
| he;she;it | decriminalised |
| we | decriminalised |
| you | decriminalised |
| they | decriminalised |
Pluperfect
| I | had decriminalised |
| you | had decriminalised |
| he;she;it | had decriminalised |
| we | had decriminalised |
| you | had decriminalised |
| they | had decriminalised |
Future
| I | will decriminalise |
| you | will decriminalise |
| he;she;it | will decriminalise |
| we | will decriminalise |
| you | will decriminalise |
| they | will decriminalise |
Future Perfect
| I | will have decriminalised |
| you | will have decriminalised |
| he;she;it | will have decriminalised |
| we | will have decriminalised |
| you | will have decriminalised |
| they | will have decriminalised |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | decriminalise |
| you | decriminalise |
| he;she;it | decriminalise |
| we | decriminalise |
| you | decriminalise |
| they | decriminalise |
Perfect
| I | have decriminalised |
| you | have decriminalised |
| he;she;it | have decriminalised |
| we | have decriminalised |
| you | have decriminalised |
| they | have decriminalised |
Imperfect
| I | decriminalised |
| you | decriminalised |
| he;she;it | decriminalised |
| we | decriminalised |
| you | decriminalised |
| they | decriminalised |
Pluperfect
| I | had decriminalised |
| you | had decriminalised |
| he;she;it | had decriminalised |
| we | had decriminalised |
| you | had decriminalised |
| they | had decriminalised |
Conditional
Present
| I | would decriminalise |
| you | would decriminalise |
| he;she;it | would decriminalise |
| we | would decriminalise |
| you | would decriminalise |
| they | would decriminalise |
Perfect
| I | would have decriminalised |
| you | would have decriminalised |
| he;she;it | would have decriminalised |
| we | would have decriminalised |
| you | would have decriminalised |
| they | would have decriminalised |
Imperative
| you | decriminalise |
| we | Let's decriminalise |
| you | decriminalise |
Verbs conjugated like 'decriminalise'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'decriminalise'
decriminalize,
criminalise,
recriminalize,
criminalize,
decimalise,
decanalise,
decapitalise,
decardinalize,
decidualise,
decimalize,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *de
3. Proto-Indo-European *-h₁
4. Proto-Indo-European *déh₁
5. Proto-Italic *dē
6. Latin dē
7. Latin dē-der.
8. English de-
9. English criminalise
10. English decriminalise
11. From de- + criminalise.
Sample Sentences
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Nauru has reformed its criminal code, decriminalising homosexuality and suicide. [2016 May 28, Ben Doherty, “Nauru decriminalises homosexuality and suicide”, in The Guardian:]
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Vladimir Putin has signed into law a controversial amendment that decriminalises some forms of domestic violence. [2017 July 2, Shaun Walker, “Putin approves legal change that decriminalises some domestic violence”, in The Guardian:]
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Celebrations have erupted in India after the supreme court unanimously ruled to decriminalise homosexual sex in a landmark judgment for gay rights. [2018 June 9, Michael Safi, “Campaigners celebrate as India decriminalises homosexuality”, in The Guardian:]
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Ghana is one of four countries to have decriminalised suicide in the past year – Malaysia, Guyana and Pakistan are the others. [2023 July 20, Sarah Johnson, “‘It’s a huge sign of progress’: the battle to decriminalise suicide”, in The Guardian:]