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LEGITIMATE

Definition:

[verb] make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"
Synonyms: legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimatize, legitimatise
[verb] show or affirm to be just and legitimate
[verb] make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child"
[adjective] of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
[adjective] in accordance with reason or logic; "a logical conclusion"
Synonyms: logical
[adjective] in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; "legitimate advertising practices"
[adjective] authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government"
Synonyms: lawful, licit