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"word": "criminalize"
},
{
"word": "illegalize"
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"etymology_text": "legal + -ize",
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{
"text": "There is a debate whether or not to legalise some of the softer drugs."
}
],
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],
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qannana",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "قَنَّنَ"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "llegalizar"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "ljehalizavácʹ",
"sense": "make legal",
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],
"word": "легалізава́ць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "uzakonjavam",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "узаконявам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "legaliziram",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "легализирам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalitzar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "héfǎhuà",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "合法化"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalisere"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legaliseren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalizi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legaliseerima"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "laillistaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "dépénaliser"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "autoriser"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "légaliser"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalizar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalisieren"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalizál"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "törvényesít"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "mengesahkan"
},
{
"code": "id",
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"sense": "make legal",
"word": "melegalkan"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "melegalisasi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalizzare"
},
{
"alt": "ごうほうかする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gōhōka-suru",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "合法化する"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hapbeophwahada",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "합법화(合法化)하다"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "whakamana"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "legalizować"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zalegalizować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalizar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "legalizovátʹ",
"sense": "make legal",
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"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "легализова́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "legalizírovatʹ",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "легализи́ровать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uzakónivatʹ",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "узако́нивать"
},
{
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"roman": "uzakónitʹ",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "узако́нить"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalizar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalisera"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "lehalizuváty",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "легалізува́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
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"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "uzakónyty",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "узако́нити"
},
{
"alt": "合法化",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "hợp pháp hoá"
}
]
}
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},
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"word": "legalize"
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"Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations",
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}
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],
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],
[
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"sense": "make legal",
"word": "قَنَّنَ"
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{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "llegalizar"
},
{
"code": "be",
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"roman": "ljehalizavácʹ",
"sense": "make legal",
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],
"word": "легалізава́ць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
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"roman": "uzakonjavam",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "узаконявам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "legaliziram",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "легализирам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalitzar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "héfǎhuà",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "合法化"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalisere"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legaliseren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalizi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legaliseerima"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "laillistaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "dépénaliser"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "autoriser"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "légaliser"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalizar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalisieren"
},
{
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"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalizál"
},
{
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "törvényesít"
},
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"code": "id",
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"sense": "make legal",
"word": "mengesahkan"
},
{
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"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "melegalkan"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "melegalisasi"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalizzare"
},
{
"alt": "ごうほうかする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "gōhōka-suru",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "合法化する"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hapbeophwahada",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "합법화(合法化)하다"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "whakamana"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "legalizować"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zalegalizować"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalizar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "legalizovátʹ",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "легализова́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "legalizírovatʹ",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "легализи́ровать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "uzakónivatʹ",
"sense": "make legal",
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],
"word": "узако́нивать"
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{
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "uzakónitʹ",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
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"word": "узако́нить"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalizar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "legalisera"
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"roman": "lehalizuváty",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
"imperfective",
"perfective"
],
"word": "легалізува́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "uzakónjuvaty",
"sense": "make legal",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "узако́нювати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "uzakónyty",
"sense": "make legal",
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],
"word": "узако́нити"
},
{
"alt": "合法化",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "make legal",
"word": "hợp pháp hoá"
}
],
"word": "legalize"
}
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