Legislate vs Legalise - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between legislate and legalise

is that legislate is to pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws) while legalise is .

(en-verb)

To pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws).

''If they can't get people to do the right thing by talking then they will try to legislate it, then they can try to enforce the statutes.

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(wikipedia legalise)

* legalize

(legalis)

To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.

There is a debate whether or not to legalise some of the softer drugs.

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