LEGITIMATE

• (verb) make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)

  "They legitimized their natural child"

• (verb) show or affirm to be just and legitimate

• (verb) make legal

  "Marijuana should be legalized"

  synonyms : decriminalise , decriminalize , legalise , legalize , legitimatise , legitimatize , legitimise , legitimize

• (adj.) of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

• (adj.) authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

  "a legitimate government"

  synonyms : lawful , licit

• (adj.) in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles

  "legitimate advertising practices"

• (adj.) based on known statements or events or conditions

  "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"

  synonyms : logical

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