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legalizar

to legalize

verb leh-gah-lee-SAHR Rare

Usage Note

Legalizar means to make something legal through official action: legalizar el aborto, legalizar el cannabis. It differs from legitimar ('to legitimize'), which implies conferring moral or social legitimacy rather than legal status. The related noun is legalización and the adjective is legalizado.

Examples

"El gobierno decidió legalizar el uso medicinal."

Natural Translation

The government decided to legalize medicinal use.

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