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legalize

[ lee-guh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

legalized, legalizing.
  1. to make legal; authorize.


legalize

/ ˈːɡəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to make lawful or legal
  2. to confirm or validate (something previously unlawful)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𲵲ˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • g··tDz noun
  • ܲ·g· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of legalize1

First recorded in 1710–20; legal + -ize
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The argument from both liberals and conservatives around immigrant labor is that we should legalize this group of people because they provide labor to our country.

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Before running for Congress, Johnson worked as an attorney for an anti-LGBTQ+ organization and on more than one occasion had argued in court against legalizing same-sex marriage.

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A pressure campaign from group members, who call themselves Reclaimers, pushed the transportation agency to legalize the living situations for Merritt and the others.

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Current immigration laws and policies don’t provide her with a way, she said, to legalize her status.

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I will add that the widespread legalized gambling in pro sports does not help the picture.

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