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