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legalize sth
The government decided to legalize same-sex marriage.
政府决定使同性婚姻合法化。
使合法化；使……合法
legalizing — present participle of legalize
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
使合法化；使……合法
to make something legal; to change the law so that an activity is allowed
The government decided to legalize same-sex marriage.
政府决定使同性婚姻合法化。
使合法或依法准许,可通过将原本非法的行为非刑事化或明确允许来实现。
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.
legalize
Base
原形
legalizes
3rd person
第三人称单数
legalizing
-ing
现在分词
legalized
Past
过去式
legalized
Past participle
过去分词
They legalize cannabis.
他们使大麻合法化。
The government legalized gambling.
政府使赌博合法化。
Many countries have legalized same-sex marriage.
许多国家已使同性婚姻合法化。
规则动词
The government plans to legalize same-sex marriage next year.
政府计划明年使同性婚姻合法化。
Many cities have legalized the use of electric scooters on sidewalks.
许多城市已经使在人行道上使用电动滑板车合法化。
They are legalizing the construction of tiny houses in residential areas.
他们正在使在住宅区建造微型房屋合法化。
The government decided to legalize same-sex marriage.
政府决定使同性婚姻合法化。
后接动名词形式
The country legalized using medicinal marijuana.
该国使医用大麻的使用合法化。
被动结构
Gambling was legalized in the state last year.
赌博去年在该州被合法化了。
Not this
The new drug should legalize.
Use this
The new drug should be legalized.
legalize 是及物动词，必须带宾语或用被动语态。错误句中缺少宾语或被动形式，导致句子不完整。
Not this
The government should legalize on marijuana.
Use this
The government should legalize marijuana.
legalize 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词。错误句中误加介词 'on'，这是受中文表达习惯影响。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
使大麻合法化
Several countries have voted to legalize marijuana for medical use.
一些国家已投票使医用大麻合法化。
使同性婚姻合法化
The government finally decided to legalize same-sex marriage.
政府最终决定使同性婚姻合法化。
使堕胎合法化
Activists are campaigning to legalize abortion nationwide.
活动人士正在全国范围内开展运动，争取使堕胎合法化。
使赌博合法化
The state is considering a bill to legalize online gambling.
该州正在审议一项使在线赌博合法化的法案。
使卖淫合法化
Some cities have chosen to legalize prostitution to improve worker safety.
一些城市选择使卖淫合法化，以改善从业者的安全。
将其合法化，不要批评它。——出自彼得·托什（Peter Tosh）1976年的雷鬼歌曲《Legalize It》，这首歌是大麻合法化运动中最著名的文化口号之一。
Many activists argue that the government should legalize marijuana for medical use.
许多活动人士主张，政府应将大麻的医疗用途合法化。
Use legalizing naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
由 legal（合法）加后缀 -ize（使…化）构成：把原本不合法的事物“化”成合法，记住“legal 合法 + ize 使动”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：legal/policy discussions、news reporting、casual conversation 该词语气中性，正式与非正式场合均常见。多用于法律、政策或社会议题的讨论，如关于毒品或婚姻的合法化。日常对话和新闻报道中也可使用。
All six words share the final spelling chunk -ize/-yze and pronounce it /aɪz/, matching the final sound of legalize. However, none is a perfect rhyme with legalize because legalize is stressed on the first syllable /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/; a perfect rhyme would require the same stressed vowel and all following sounds. Beware of lookalikes like legal /ˈliːɡəl/ and illegal /ɪˈliːɡəl/, which end in /ɡəl/ rather than /aɪz/.
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