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To legalize something is to change the law so that people are allowed to do it. Until that happens, the thing is against the law; after it, it is allowed, at least in the way the new law says. Governments legalize; you do not legalize a thing just by doing it. American English uses legalize; British English often uses . People talk about legalizing drugs, gambling, or a kind of marriage. Though actually, US news also says legalize immigrants, meaning give them legal papers to stay — the core idea is still that the law now allows it.
合法化（美式拼法）
組成From legal + -ize. -ize is the American verb ending (British -ise). Legal and loyal come from the same old Latin word by different paths, so this verb sits beside a rare twin, loyalize — they match in their pieces, not in meaning.
同家族的字
- legalthe first half: allowed by law
- legalisethe same verb in British spelling
- legalizationthe noun for the act
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
legalizeverb/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/
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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.
- This is true despite the fact that in 1986, the federal government legalized the cashability of RRSP annuities.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。