Legitimize

/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪmaɪz/

Synonyms for "legitimize" (56 found)

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Verb(8 words)

Verb(7 words)

emboldens endorseestablish a factestablish a programestablish a theoryformalize formalizes

Noun(1 words)

institutionalizing standards

Verb(13 words)

Noun(3 words)

justify with evidencekosherlegitimate power

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5 relation types

12 entries

allow argumentation countenance credibilityinstitutional recognitionlegal actionletofficial actionpermitpolicy actionreasoningsocial acceptance

12 entries

6 entries

legitimate authoritylegitimate claimlegitimate interestlegitimate processlegitimate purposelegitimate right

3 entries

4 entries

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Certain things are easier to legalize than legitimize.

Source: tatoeba (7021197)

Everything is fomented in the Algerian black laboratories to drive Kabylia into the chaos that would legitimize a state of siege.

Source: tatoeba (8589982)