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legalize

[ lee-guh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

legalized, legalizing.
  1. to make legal; authorize.


legalize

/ ˈ±ô¾±Ëɡəˌ±ô²¹Éª³ú /

verb

  1. to make lawful or legal
  2. to confirm or validate (something previously unlawful)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ±ô±ð²µ²¹±ô¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô±ðg²¹±ô·¾±Â·³ú²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·±ô±ðg²¹±ô·¾±³ú±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of legalize1

First recorded in 1710–20; legal + -ize
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A pressure campaign from group members, who call themselves Reclaimers, pushed the transportation agency to legalize the living situations for Merritt and the others.

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Current immigration laws and policies don’t provide her with a way, she said, to legalize her status.

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I will add that the widespread legalized gambling in pro sports does not help the picture.

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Although he worked for a man who became a demigod to conservative worshipers, he and Reagan had significant differences, among them Spencer’s support for legalized abortion, affirmative action and certain gun controls.

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It obviously can’t be proven that there has been some sort of conspiracy to legalize pot to keep the rabble happy and more or less under control.

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