legitimize

[li-jit-uh-mahyz] / lɪˈdʒɪt əˌmaɪz /

VERB

legalize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

codify constitute decriminalize legislate regulate

STRONG

approve authorize decree enact formulate launder legitimate legitimatize license ordain permit sanction

WEAK

clean up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorganize

STRONG

deny disallow disapprove prevent refuse reject veto

Example Sentences

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“A Good Day’s Work” sets out to recast Moses as more complicated than the cheerful, childlike images her name conjures and as a legitimizer of self-taught art.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

If not the actual catalyst, he was the legitimizer of progress toward racial equality.

From Time Magazine Archive

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