legalize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/
- (UK) audio
Etymology
From legal + -ize. Piecewise doublet of loyalize.
Meanings
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To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.
Legislative reform campaigns aimed at restricting foreign immigration, mandating state institutionalization of the biologically unfit, and legalizing eugenical involuntary sterilization.
2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 71:This is true despite the fact that in 1986, the federal government legalized the cashability of RRSP annuities.
1987, Dian Cohen, Money, page 155:There is a debate whether or not to legalize some of the softer drugs.
But now a legislative battle looms over the gun lobby’s brazen counterinitiative to legalize concealed weapons on campus.
2007 August 22, “Virginia’s Gun Market”, in The New York Times:State lawmakers approved a bill on Tuesday that legalizes the drug for adults 21 and older and moves toward the creation of a potential $4.2 billion industry that could become one of the nation’s largest markets.
2021 September 23, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Troy Closson, “New York Has Legalized Marijuana. Here’s What to Know.”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| legalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| legalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| legalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| legalise | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| legalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
delegalize · relegalize · unlegalized · legalization · legalizer · nonlegalized · legalizable
Synonyms
Translations (43)
da legalisere (make legal) · ru легализи́ровать (make legal) · nl legaliseren (make legal) · ko 합법화(合法化)하다 (make legal) · cmn 合法化 (make legal) · br lezennekaat (make legal) · ru легализова́ть (make legal) · pt legalizar (make legal) · ja 合法化する (make legal) · gd laghaich (make legal) · pl zalegalizować (make legal) · hu törvényesít (make legal) · id melegalkan (make legal) · tr yasallaştırmak (make legal) · bg легализирам (make legal) · it legalizzare (make legal) · es legalizar (make legal) · de legalisieren (make legal) · uk узако́нювати (make legal) · vi hợp pháp hoá (make legal) · eo legalizi (make legal) · et legaliseerima (make legal) · gl legalizar (make legal) · ast llegalizar (make legal) · fr légaliser (make legal) · fr dépénaliser (make legal) · be легалізава́ць (make legal) · id mengesahkan (make legal) · sv legalisera (make legal) · ca legalitzar (make legal) · vi luật hoá (make legal) · uk узако́нити (make legal) · fr autoriser (make legal) · hu legalizál (make legal) · ar قَنَّنَ (make legal) · pl legalizować (make legal) · ru узако́нить (make legal) · mi whakamana (make legal) · fi laillistaa (make legal) · uk легалізува́ти (make legal) · id melegalisasi (make legal) · ru узако́нивать (make legal) · bg узаконявам (make legal)