Legalise

//ˈliːɡəlaɪz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of legalize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard

    "At a time when multipartyism had already been legalised, the people were instructed by the police to unhoist their flag at Shumba Mjini and other places."

  2. 2
    make legal wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
decriminalisedecriminalizelegalizelegalizelegitimatelegitimatise

Example

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"The phrase "two people" will replace "a man and a woman" in the proposed bill to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia."

Etymology

From legal + -ise. Piecewise doublet of loyalise.

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