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legalizele‧gal‧ize (also legalise British English) /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ ●●○ verb [transitive]   VERB TABLElegalize |
| Present | I, you, we, they | legalize | | he, she, it | legalizes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | legalized | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have legalized | | he, she, it | has legalized | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had legalized | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will legalize | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have legalized |
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| Present | I | am legalizing | | he, she, it | is legalizing | | you, we, they | are legalizing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was legalizing | | you, we, they | were legalizing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been legalizing | | he, she, it | has been legalizing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been legalizing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be legalizing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been legalizing |
- Denmark recently legalized marriage between gay couples.
- Gambling has recently been legalized in three towns in Colorado.
- Eight further political parties were formally legalized on Feb. 5 and other parties were encouraged to apply for registration.
- He introduced a bill to legalize abortion two years before Roe v. Wade.
- Legislation to legalize casino gambling could be introduced in Congress next fall.
- Short of legalizing abortion, lives could be saved if doctors were better trained to deal with septic or incomplete abortions.
- The measure would have legalized slot machines in Palm Springs and allowed voters to approve other casinos later.
- Uniate congregations had been legalized on Dec. 1, 1989, and 600 parishes had registered by January 1990.
to make something legal► legalize also legalise British to change the law so that something becomes legal: · a campaign to legalise cannabis· Denmark recently legalized marriage between gay couples. ► make something legal · 57% of people wanted abortion to be made legal.· In November, marijuana was made legal for people with a recognized medical condition.make it legal to do something · Texas law makes it legal to carry a concealed weapon. ► decriminalize also decriminalise British to make an illegal activity no longer a crime, so that the people who do it can no longer be punished by law: · Plenty of men and women think prostitution should be decriminalized.· He has openly said that he favours decriminalizing soft drugs. ► legitimize also legitimise British to change the law so that something someone is already doing, especially something morally wrong, is made legal: · He played a brief part in legitimizing black slavery.· Uganda's constitution still legitimized discrimination on the grounds of sex.· The National Salvation Front took power, later trying to legitimize its position with elections. NOUN► court· Y., referring to the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. ► marriage· In a test case, the state of Hawaii may become the first to legalize gay marriage, next year. ► party· A bill formally legalizing the new parties was not expected to be enacted before April.· The National People's Assembly had legalized political parties on March 26. ► suicide· Poenisch is leading a grass-roots campaign to persuade Michigan voters to legalize doctor-assisted suicide. nounlegality ≠ illegalitylegalizationlegaleseillegaladjectivelegal ≠ illegallegalisticverblegalizeadverblegally ≠ illegally to make something legal so that people are allowed to do it OPP criminalize:  Abortion was legalized in the 1960s.—legalization /ˌliːɡəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]: a campaign calling for the legalization of certain drugs |