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Legitimize

/ləˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/

To make legitimate.

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📖 Definitions of "Legitimize"

verb

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To make legitimate.

🔄 Synonyms of "Legitimize"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
legitimateverb	In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
legitimatizeverb	(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 "Legitimize"

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 "Legitimize"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
legitimatizeverb	(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.
entitleverb	To give a title to.
validateverb	(transitive) To check or prove the validity of; verify.
regularizeverb	To make regular.
justifyverb	(transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
formalizeverb	To give something a formal or official standing.
condoneverb	(transitive) To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
legaliseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of legalize. [To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.]
legitimiseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of legitimize. [(transitive) To make legitimate.]
illustrateverb	(figurative) To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
legitimatiseverb	make legal
relegitimizeverb	To make legitimate again.
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.