legalize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *legalize*:
VERB	social	legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise	make legal

legalize > pronunciation
Sounds	liy'gahlay.z
Rhymes	actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz...

English > *legalize*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	make legal.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"Marijuana should be legalized"
Synonyms	legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
Narrower	monetize, monetise	Give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country
Broader	permit, allow, let, countenance	consent to, give permission
Opposite	outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise	declare illegal
Spanish	despenalizar, legalizar, legitimar
Catalan	despenalitzar, legalitzar, legitimar
Nouns	legalization	the act of making lawful / lawful

HyperDic: legalize