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Verb: legalize  'lee-gu,lIz
  1. Make legal
    "Marijuana should be legalized";
    - legalise [Brit], decriminalize, decriminalise [Brit], legitimize, legitimise [Brit], legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise [Brit]

Derived forms: legalized, legalizes, legalizing

Type of: allow, countenance, let, permit

Antonym: outlaw

Encyclopedia: Legalize