In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
LEGALIZE
legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
(verb) make legal; “Marijuana should be legalized”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
legalize (third-person singular simple present legalizes, present participle legalizing, simple past and past participle legalized)
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.
Antonyms
• criminalize
• illegalize
Source: Wiktionary
Le"gal*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Legalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Legalizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. légaliser.]
1. To make legal.
2. (Theol.)
Definition: To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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