lə-jĭt'ə-mīz'
To give legal force or status to; make lawful.
law (related)
(Informal, Dial.) To take legal action (against)
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.
To change the laws so something is no longer a crime. Opposite of criminalize.
Alternative spelling of decriminalize.
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(UK) Alternative form of legitimize.
make legal
subvert (related)
delegitimize (related)
universalise (related)
universalize (related)
depoliticise (related)
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rationalize (related)
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