legitimate

(a) of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
(s) based on known statements or events or conditions
- rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year
logical,
(s) in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
- legitimate advertising practices
(s) authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
- a legitimate government
licit, lawful,

Verbs

(v) make legal
- Marijuana should be legalized
decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize,
(v) show or affirm to be just and legitimate
(v) make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
- They legitimized their natural child

Synonyms

decriminalise decriminalize legalise legalize legitimatise legitimatize legitimise legitimize logical licit lawful

Antonyms

criminalise illegalise illegalize outlaw criminalize illegitimate

See also

authorised authorized legal valid

Words of close approximity

legitimacy

legitimately