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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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Dictionary Entry

legalise

Part of Speechverb

To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

In a Sentence

“There is a debate whether or not to legalise some of the softer drugs.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

abortion legalisecannabis legaliseeuthanasia legalise
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Synonyms

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Antonyms

criminalizeillegalize

Related Words

legitimiseregulariseregularizeregulatelegitimizeauthenticatelegalizedecriminalize

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