1. 合法化：但是本地的马场入场人数及投注金额连年下降,原因是经济不景(recession),加上现在赌博花样百出,除了赌马(horse racing)、赌场(casino),还有网上赌博(internet gambling),和一年多前才合法化(legalize)的赌波(socce

2. 合法化,法律认可：lease#租 | legalize#合法化,法律认可 | liberate#释放

3. 使得到法律的许可：legalization 合法化 | legalize 使得到法律的许可 | legislation 法律,法规

1. 使合法化；使得到法律认可
    If something is legalized, a law is passed that makes it legal.

    e.g. Divorce was legalized in 1981.
           离婚合法化是在1981年。
    e.g. ...the decision of the Georgian government to legalise multi-party elections.
           格鲁吉亚政府让多党选举合法化的决定

1. make legal

    e.g. Marijuana should be legalized

    Synonym: legalisedecriminalizedecriminaliselegitimizelegitimiselegitimatelegitimatizelegitimatise