Home › Words › D › delegalizedelegalizedelegalize means to make no longer legal.EtymologyFrom de- + legalize.verbTo make no longer legal.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.delegalization 83% match — The process of delegalizing. vs delegalize →relegalize 76% match — To make legal again. vs delegalize →delegislate 73% match — To undo or annul legislation. vs delegalize →dejudicialize 71% match — To make no longer judicial. vs delegalize →delegitimize 71% match — To make something less legitimate. vs delegalize →delegitimatize 70% match — To delegitimize. vs delegalize →delegitimate 69% match — To cause (something) not to be legitimate; to make illegitimate, to illegitimize. vs delegalize →illegalize 69% match — To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize. vs delegalize →