criminalise vs criminalize

criminalise and criminalize both are verbs.

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

As verbs, criminalise and criminalize are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of criminalise include illegalise, illegalize, outlaw.

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