HyperDic: legitimize

English > 1 sense of the word legitimize:
VERBsociallegitimize, legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatisemake legal
legitimize > pronunciation
Soundslahjhih'tahmay.z; lihjhih'tahmay.z
Rhymesactualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz...
English > legitimize: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaningmake legal.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymslegalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
Narrowermonetize, monetiseGive legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country
Broaderpermit, allow, let, countenanceconsent to, give permission
Oppositeoutlaw, criminalize, criminalise, illegalize, illegalisedeclare illegal
Spanishdespenalizar, legalizar, legitimar
Catalandespenalitzar, legalitzar, legitimar

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