Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Legalize \Le"gal*ize\ (l[=e]"gal*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Legalized} (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Legalizing}
   (-[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. l['e]galiser.]
   1. To make legal.

   2. (Theol.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.

Source : WordNet®

legalize
     v : make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" [syn: {legalise},
          {decriminalize}, {decriminalise}, {legitimize}, {legitimise},
          {legitimate}, {legitimatize}, {legitimatise}] [ant: {outlaw},
          {outlaw}, {outlaw}, {outlaw}]