'Legalize' definitions:
Definition of 'legalize'
(from WordNet)
verb
Make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise] [ant: criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw]
Definition of 'Legalize'
From: GCIDE
- Legalize \Le"gal*ize\ (l[=e]"gal*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Legalized (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Legalizing (-[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. l['e]galiser.]
- 1. To make legal. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Theol.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'legalize'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- authorize,
- certificate,
- certify,
- charter,
- constitute,
- declare lawful,
- decree,
- empower,
- enable,
- enact,
- enfranchise,
- entitle,
- establish,
- formulate,
- franchise,
- give official sanction,
- give power,
- legislate,
- legitimate,
- legitimatize,
- legitimize,
- license,
- make a regulation,
- make legal,
- ordain,
- patent,
- prescribe,
- privilege,
- put in force,
- ratify,
- regulate,
- sanction,
- validate,
- warrant
Words containing 'Legalize'
- Legal,
- Legalism,
- Legality,
- Legalization,
- Legalized,
- Legalizing,
- Legally,
- Legal cap,
- Legal person,
- Legal tender,
- legal action,
- legal age,
- legal assistant,
- legal blindness,
- legal brief,
- legal code,
- legal community,
- legal counselor,
- legal document,
- legal duty,
- legal expert,
- legal fee,
- legal fraud,
- legal guardian,
- legal holiday,
- legal injury,
- legal instrument,
- legal jointure,
- legal opinion,
- legal ouster,
- legal philosophy,
- legal power,
- legal principle,
- legal proceeding,
- legal profession,
- legal relation,
- legal representation,
- legal representative,
- legal residence,
- legal right,
- legal separation,
- legal status,
- legal system,
- legal transfer,
- Medico-legal