"legitimate" in the verb sense
1. legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
make legal
"Marijuana should be legalized"
2. legitimate
show or affirm to be just and legitimate
3. legitimate
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate declare the legitimacy of (someone
"They legitimized their natural child"
"legitimate" in the adjective sense
1. legitimate
of marriages and offspring recognized as lawful
2. legitimate, logical
based on known statements or events or conditions
"rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"
3. legitimate
in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
"legitimate advertising practices"
4. lawful, legitimate, licit
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
"a legitimate government"
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