LEGALISE


Meaning of LEGALISE in English

I. le ‧ gal ‧ ise /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

a British spelling of ↑ legalize

II. le ‧ gal ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also legalise British English ) /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ legality ≠ ↑ illegality , ↑ legalization , ↑ legalese , ↑ illegal ; adjective : ↑ legal ≠ ↑ illegal , ↑ legalistic ; verb : ↑ legalize ; adverb : ↑ legally ≠ ↑ illegally ]

to make something legal so that people are allowed to do it OPP criminalize :

Abortion was legalized in the 1960s.

—legalization /ˌliːɡəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable] :

a campaign calling for the legalization of certain drugs

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.