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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Theol.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit. [1913 Webster]