Synonyms for legitimize
- verb
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Verb
legitimate, legalize, legalise UK, decriminalize UK US, decriminalise UK, legitimatise
Definitions
- v. 1
To make legitimate.
Related words
- Other spellings
- legitimise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- legitimized
e.g. legitimized → legitimated, legalized, decriminalized, legitimatised…
Example sentences
- legitimate Which prince is the legitimate heir to the throne?
- legalize Certain things are easier to legalize than legitimize.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| legitimize | rising | |
| legitimate | steady | |
| legalize | falling | |
| legitimatise | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- legalize3, legalise
- 10 letters
- legitimate4
- 12 letters
- legitimatise
- 13 letters
- decriminalize5, decriminalise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (legalize3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- légitimer
- Italiano
- legittimare