Synonyms: legitimate
Definition: make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
Usage: They legitimized their natural child
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: legitimate
Definition: show or affirm to be just and legitimate
Similar words: vindicate, justify
Definition: show to be right by providing justification or proof
Usage: vindicate a claim
Synonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize
Definition: make legal
Usage: Marijuana should be legalized
Similar words: let, countenance, permit, allow
Definition: consent to, give permission
Usage: She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband; I won't let the police search her basement; I cannot allow you to see your exam
Synonyms: legitimate, licit, lawful
Definition: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
Usage: a legitimate government
Similar words: legal
Definition: established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
Synonyms: legitimate
Definition: of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
Similar words: lawfully-begotten
Definition: born in wedlock; enjoying full filial rights
Similar words: left-handed, morganatic
Definition: (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior
Similar words: lawful, true, rightful
Definition: having a legally established claim
Usage: the legitimate heir; the true and lawful king
Synonyms: legitimate
Definition: in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
Usage: legitimate advertising practices
Similar words: constituted, established
Definition: brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
Usage: the established social order; distrust the constituted authority; a team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed his prestige as an established writer; an established precedent; the established Church
Synonyms: legitimate, logical
Definition: based on known statements or events or conditions
Usage: rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year
Similar words: valid
Definition: well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
Usage: a valid inference; a valid argument; a valid contract