legitimatize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *legitimatize*:
VERB	social	legitimatize, legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatise	make legal

English > *legitimatize*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	make legal.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatise
Narrower	monetize, monetise	Give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country
Broader	permit, allow, let, countenance	consent to, give permission
Opposite	outlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalise	declare illegal
Spanish	despenalizar, legalizar, legitimar
Catalan	despenalitzar, legalitzar, legitimar

HyperDic: legitimatize