legalise

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legalise

  • /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/

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From legal + -ise. Piecewise doublet of loyalise.

verb legalises · legalising · legalised · legalize

  1. UK, nonstandard Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of legalize At a time when multipartyism had already been legalised, the people were instructed by the police to unhoist their flag at Shumba Mjini and other places.

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@misc{legalise_2026,
  title = {legalise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legalise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}