legalize
verb (used with object)
to make legal; authorize.
was legalizing
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past progressiveof legalize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He thinks the greatest achievement of Britain’s recent Conservative governments was legalizing same-sex marriage.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2019
