legalize

verb/lɨɡɐliˈzaɾ/medium

le·ga·li·zar

Definition

To make legal; to give legal validity to something that previously lacked it.

The state voted to legalize same-sex marriage.

You must legalize the power of attorney with a notary.

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Common collocations

to legalize documentsto legalize a situationto legalize a drug

Do latim 'legalis' + sufixo verbal '-izar'.