Synonyms for legitimize
lɪˈdʒɪt əˌmaɪzle·git·imize

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1. legitimizeverb

   Synonyms:
   legitimate

2. legitimizeverb

   to make legitimate.

   Synonyms:
   legitimate

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1. legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatiseverb

   make legal

   "Marijuana should be legalized"

   Synonyms:
   legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimise, legitimate, legalize, legitimatise, legitimatize

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1. legitimizeverb

   Synonyms:
   legalize, make legitimate

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1. List of paraphrases for "legitimize":

   legitimise, legitimatize, legalize, justify

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1. Craig Lawrence:

   I think it may be too early to tell, but the new formula may work in its favor, emily Ratajkowski and Rocky Barnes are getting great editorial models and photographers, and it is helping to legitimize the book in the fashion industry.

2. John Esposito:

   You appeal to religion both to legitimize what you're doing and to mobilize people.

3. Richard Horsey:

   The majority of the population fiercely oppose going to the polls to legitimize the military’s political control, so we will see violence ratchet up if the regime seeks to impose a vote, and resistance groups seek to disrupt them.

4. Charles Santiago:

   This is an absurd move by the junta to try to legitimize their illegal power grab.

5. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio:

   This President is making a historic mistake, allies have differences, but allies like Israel, when you have a difference with them and it is public, it emboldens their enemies to launch more rockets out of southern Lebanon and Gaza, to launch more terrorist attacks, to go to international forums and de-legitimize Israel's right to exist. And this is what they're doing.