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verb
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
make legal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
Antonyms: outlaw
Broader terms: permit, allow, let, countenance
Narrower terms: monetize, monetise
History
From legal + -ize. Piecewise doublet of loyalize.
Across languages
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
