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legalizing

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present participle of legalize

Synonyms & Antonyms of legalizing

to make (something) legal

They wanted to legalize gambling in their city.

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for legalizing

allowing,
enabling,
licensing
(also licencing),
passing,
permitting

accrediting,
approbating,
approving,
authorizing,
clearing,
confirming,
finalizing,
formalizing,
homologating,
OK'ing
(or okaying),
ratifying,
sanctioning,
warranting

accepting,
acknowledging,
affirming

certifying,
endorsing
(also indorsing),
validating

blessing,
canonizing,
sanctifying

initialing
(or initialling),
rubber-stamping,
signing,
signing off (on)

reapproving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for legalizing

banning,
enjoining,
forbidding,
illegalizing,
interdicting,
prohibiting,
proscribing

disregarding,
ignoring,
neglecting,
overlooking

rebuffing,
rebutting,
refusing,
spurning

declining,
denying,
disallowing,
disapproving,
negativing,
rejecting,
turning down,
vetoing

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