criminalize vs criminalise

criminalize and criminalise both are verbs.

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

As verbs, criminalize and criminalise are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of criminalize include illegalise, illegalize, outlaw.

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