criminal vs criminalize

criminal is a noun but criminalize is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
criminal	Yes	Yes	No	No
criminalize	No	No	Yes	No

criminal (noun)	criminalize (noun)
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

criminal (adjective)	criminalize (adjective)
guilty of crime or serious offense
involving or being or having the nature of a crime
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

criminal (verb)	criminalize (verb)
	declare illegal; outlaw
	treat as a criminal