legalize

(lē'gə-līz')
tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
To make legal or lawful; authorize or sanction by law.

legalization le'gal·i·za'tion (-gə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.

verb

To make lawful: legitimate, legitimatize, legitimize. See law.

v

Definition: allow, validate
Antonyms: deny, prohibit, refuse, veto

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make legal
  Synonyms: legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
  Antonym: outlaw (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - legalisere, gøre lovlig, lovfæste

Nederlands (Dutch)
legaliseren, wettigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - légaliser

Deutsch (German)
v. - legalisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - νομιμοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
legalizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - legalizar

Русский (Russian)
легализовать, придавать законную силу

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - legalizar, formalizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - legalisera, göra laglig, lagligen bekräfta, godkänna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
法律上认为正当, 使合法化, 公认

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 法律上認為正當, 使合法化, 公認

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 적법화 하다, 법률상 정당하다고 인정하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 合法化する, 公認する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحلل, يجيز, يجعله قانونيا أو شرعيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התיר, עשה לחוקי‬

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