"legalize" meaning in English

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        "1": "legal",
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      "expansion": "legal + -ize",
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  "etymology_text": "legal + -ize",
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    {
      "form": "legalize",
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      "form": "legalizes",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "legalized",
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    {
      "form": "legalized",
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      "form": "legalizing",
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        "present",
        "participle"
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "word": "criminalize"
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        }
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        {
          "text": "There has been a recent push to legalize marijuana in the United States."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something that was against the law is legalized, it becomes allowed under law."
      ],
      "id": "simple-legalize-en-verb-gCaHEkLm",
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        "law"
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-legalize.wav",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "legalize"
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  "etymology_text": "legal + -ize",
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    {
      "form": "legalize",
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      "form": "legalizes",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "legalized",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legalized",
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        "past",
        "participle"
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    },
    {
      "form": "legalizing",
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        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
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  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "word": "criminalize"
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "There has been a recent push to legalize marijuana in the United States."
        }
      ],
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        "If something that was against the law is legalized, it becomes allowed under law."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/"
    },
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      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-legalize.wav",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "legalize"
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