legalise
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++le·gal·ise /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ verb [transitive] a British spelling of legalize legalize的英式拼法→ See Verb table
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legalise• Banning drugs mainly promotes crime, so it would be better to legalise, control, tax and discourage them.• The Government wants to legalise payment of higher salaries to non-trade union members.• However, is it not time to consider the possibility of legalising soft drugs, especially cannabis?• If we were to legalise soft drugs, that would no longer be a problem.• Hey, why not legalise them?• Would it be the policy of the Labour party to legalise those drugs?• The legislation is not intended to legalise what already happens in the industry.le·gal·ise verbChineseSyllable
of a spelling Corpus legalize British
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legalise
le‧gal‧ise /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/
verb [transitive]
a British spelling of legalize
le‧gal‧ize
(also legalise British English) /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]
OPP criminalize:
Abortion was legalized in the 1960s.
—legalization /ˌliːɡəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]:
a campaign calling for the legalization of certain drugs
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verb [transitive]a British spelling of legalize
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(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:
—legalization /ˌliːɡəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -lə-/ noun [uncountable]: