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to legalize
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to permit something by law, granting people the right or freedom to do it
Transitive: to legalize a substance or practice
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
legalize
3rd person singular
legalizes
Past simple
legalized
Past participle
legalized
Examples
The government decided to legalize the use of cannabis for medical purposes, allowing patients to access it legally.
Lexical Tree
illegalize
legalize
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