"legalize" in Chinese (Simplified)
使合法化
Definition
使某事变得合法，被法律允许，通常指之前是非法的事情。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于社会、法律、政治等讨论，常与毒品、婚姻等以前被禁止的事物相关。反义词是“定为非法”或“犯罪化”。
Examples
Some countries have legalized same-sex marriage.
有些国家已经**使**同性婚姻**合法化**。
They want to legalize medical marijuana.
他们想**使**医用大麻**合法化**。
The government refuses to legalize gambling.
政府拒绝**使**赌博**合法化**。
It took years of debate to finally legalize this practice.
经过多年的讨论，这项做法终于被**合法化**了。
Just because something is legalized doesn’t mean everyone agrees with it.
一件事被**合法化**并不代表所有人都认同它。
There's a big push to legalize sports betting in more states.
现在有很大呼声要在更多地区**使**体育博彩**合法化**。