legalize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-legalize.wav

legalize legalizes legalizing legalized legalise

From legal + -ize. Piecewise doublet of loyalize.

legitimate

criminalize illegalize

delegalize legalizable legalization legalizer nonlegalized relegalize unlegalized

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