legalizes

verb

Definition of legalizesnext
present tense third-person singular of legalize
as in permits
to make (something) legal They wanted to legalize gambling in their city.

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  1. allows
  2. approves
  3. enables
  4. accepts
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  • The deal allows Capital One to cross-sell a wide range of financial products including checking and savings accounts, and personal and automotive loans to Discover’s loyal base of cardholders.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Seattle’s offensive line allows a lot of pressure, the team doesn’t run the ball much (or very well) and the quarterback is often in pure passing situations without any misdirection or run threat.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of allows
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  • For starters, women’s college basketball will finally receive units starting during the 2025 NCAA Tournament (assuming the Division I membership approves the plan in January).
    Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • New American Funding approves cash-out refinancing applicants with credit scores as low as 580, much lower than the traditional 620 most lenders require.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of approves
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  • Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This enables quantum computers to perform complex calculations with fundamentally different computational capabilities.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of enables
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  • Now, science accepts their ideas, which are said to enrich our understanding of the universe.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Sperm is a hot commodity, with low stock levels post-pandemic and a screening process that accepts only about 4 percent of donors.
    Longreads, Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of accepts
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