legalize

Verb

Synonyms: legalise decriminalize decriminalise legitimize legitimise legitimate legitimatize legitimatise

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

make legal“Marijuana should be legalized”Synonyms: legalise decriminalize decriminalise legitimize legitimise legitimate legitimatize legitimatise

Webster's Dictionary (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]