legalize

verb

Etymology: From legal + -ize. Piecewise doublet of loyalize.

1. To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

   “There is a debate whether or not to legalize some of the softer drugs.”

   “This is true despite the fact that in 1986, the federal government legalized the cashability of RRSP annuities.”