legalised

le·gal·ize

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [lee-guh-lahyz]
- /ˈli gəˌlaɪz/
- /ˈliː.ɡəl.aɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lee-guh-lahyz]
- /ˈli gəˌlaɪz/

Definitions of legalised word

verb with object legalised to make legal; authorize. 1
noun legalised Simple past tense and past participle of legalise. 1

See all 2 definitions of legalised

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Origin of legalised

First appearance:

before 1710

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1710-20; legal + -ize

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Parts of speech for Legalised

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Legalised

legalised popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for legalised

adjective legalised

card-carrying — A card-carrying member of a particular group or political party is an official member of that group or party, rather than someone who supports it.
permitted — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
legit — legitimate.
permissible — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
precedented — (of a decision, etc) supported by having a precedent

All 19 Synonyms of legalised

Antonyms for legalised

noun legalised

illegalised — to make illegal: They even wanted to illegalize smoking.

Just one Antonym for legalised