📖 Definitions of "Legitimatize"
verb
- 1
To make legitimate.
- 2
To legalize.
🔄 Synonyms of "Legitimatize"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| legitimateverb | In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements. |
| legitimizeverb | (transitive) To make legitimate. |
| decriminalizeverb | (transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime. |
| legalizeverb | To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Legitimatize"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| outlawnoun | A fugitive from the law. |
| criminalizeverb | (transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban. |
| illegalizeverb | To make illegal; to prohibit by law, to criminalize. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Legitimatize"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| legitimizeverb | (transitive) To make legitimate. |
| legitimateverb | In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements. |
| legalizeverb | To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it. |
| decriminalizeverb | (transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime. |
| legitimatiseverb | make legal |
| relegitimizeverb | To make legitimate again. |
| legitimiseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of legitimize. [(transitive) To make legitimate.] |
| relegitimateverb | To make legitimate again. |
| officializenoun | (transitive) To make official. |
| authenticizeverb | (transitive) To make authentic. |
| relegalizeverb | (transitive) To make legal again. |
| homologateverb | (transitive) To confirm, ratify or approve, especially officially or legally. |
| authenticateverb | (transitive) To prove authentic; to determine as real and true. |
| relegaliseverb | Alternative form of relegalize. [(transitive) To make legal again.] |
| respectablizeverb | (transitive) To make respectable. |
| proveverb | (transitive) To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify. |
| officialisenoun | Alternative spelling of officialize. [(transitive) To make official.] |
| verifyverb | (transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something. |
| justifyverb | (transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for. |
| regularizeverb | To make regular. |
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