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/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ · verb
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.
This is true despite the fact that in 1986, the federal government legalized the cashability of RRSP annuities.
Legislative reform campaigns aimed at restricting foreign immigration, mandating state institutionalization of the biologically unfit, and legalizing eugenical involuntary sterilization.
But now a legislative battle looms over the gun lobby’s brazen counterinitiative to legalize concealed weapons on campus.
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.
Use legalize when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Legalize means To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it..
Common synonyms include legitimate, legitimize, legitimatize, decriminalize.
Possible antonyms include criminalize, illegalize, outlaw.
There is a debate whether or not to legalize some of the softer drugs.
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