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legalized

legalized is the simple past and past participle of legalize.

Meaning of legalize

Verb

legalize (third-person singular simple present legalizes, present participle legalizing, simple past and past participle legalized)

  1. To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.
    • There is a debate whether or not to legalize some of the softer drugs.
    Synonyms:
    legitimate

Words formed from legalized

Questions about legalized

What is legalized the simple past and past participle of?
Legalized is the simple past and past participle of legalize.

Words near legalized in the dictionary

  1. legality panels
  2. legalizable
  3. legalization
  4. legalizations
  5. legalize
  6. legalized
  7. legalizer
  8. legalizers
  9. legalizes
  10. legalizing
  11. legally

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