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Legalize

//ˈliːɡəlaɪz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

    "There is a debate whether or not to legalize some of the softer drugs."

  2. 2
    make legal wordnet

Etymology

From legal + -ize. Piecewise doublet of loyalize.

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