Legalize \Le"gal*ize\ (l[=e]"gal*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Legalized} (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Legalizing}
(-[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. l['e]galiser.]
1. To make legal.
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2. (Theol.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.
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