relegalize

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verb

To make legal again.

“Drinking alcohol was relegalized after the era of Prohibition.”

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Meanings

verbrelegalize (third-person singular simple present relegalizes, present participle relegalizing, simple past and past participle relegalized)

present singular third person relegalizes · participle present relegalizing · participle past relegalized · past relegalized

  1. transitiveTo make legal again.

    Drinking alcohol was relegalized after the era of Prohibition.

Origin

From re- + legalize.

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APA

relegalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relegalize

MLA

“relegalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relegalize. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relegalize,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relegalize.

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