how to pronounce legalize

/ˈliː.ɡəl.aɪz/

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legalize is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of legalize in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… refuse to legalize them on November 30th …”

meanings of legalize

verb:

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

legalize frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word legalize occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics legalize can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that legalize can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;