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