Usage Note
Legalizar means to make something legal through official action: legalizar el aborto, legalizar el cannabis. It differs from legitimar ('to legitimize'), which implies conferring moral or social legitimacy rather than legal status. The related noun is legalización and the adjective is legalizado.
Examples
"El gobierno decidió legalizar el uso medicinal."
Natural Translation
The government decided to legalize medicinal use.
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