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legalize(law, support, favor, sustain)
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legitimate(law, regulate, legalize)
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legitimatize(law, regulate, legalize)
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sanction(allow, authorize, endorse, regulate)
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authorize(allow, sanction, endorse, regulate)
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validate(support, favor, sustain, confirm)
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legitimise(favor, authorize, substantiate, enable)
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decriminalize
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legitimatise
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license(allow, authorize, sanction, regulate)
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warrant(support, allow, defend, sanction)
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decriminalise
6
justify(defend, explain, endorse, prove)
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legalise
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ratify(endorse, prove, substantiate)
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enact
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make legal(expression, idiom, endorse, prove)
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permit(allow, authorize, sanction, regulate)
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allow(authorize, sanction, enable, authorise)
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approve(support, favor, endorse, substantiate)
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APASmart Define. (2015). legitimize thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/legitimize/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "legitimize thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/legitimize/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, legitimize thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/legitimize/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "legitimize thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/legitimize/thesaurus/synonyms>