legitimates
Grants official status
Legitimates is the verb form of legitimate, meaning to make lawful or valid.
A government legitimates its authority through elections.
A signature legitimates a contract.
The word often appears in academic or formal contexts where something gains official recognition or acceptance: The ceremony legitimates their union in the eyes of the law.
Approval or punitive measure
- ratifyFormally confirm agreement
- validateConfirm as true
- approveFormally accept or authorize
- certifyFormally verify as true
endorse · confirm · empower · warrant · license · permit · accredit · commission
Confirm accuracy or truth
- certifyFormally verify as true
- confirmValidate as true
- validateConfirm as true
- genuineTruly what it claims
bona fide · credible · trustworthy · proof · evidence · attest · vouch · substantiate
Clear of wrongdoing
- substantiateProve something is true
- verifyConfirm accuracy or truth
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
- supportTo uphold or sustain
defend · uphold · warrant · rationalize · excuse · explain · grounds · merit
sanction
Approval or punitive measure
certify · endorse · confirm · empower · warrant · license · permit · accredit · commission · charter
verify
Confirm accuracy or truth
genuine · bona fide · credible · trustworthy · proof · evidence · attest · vouch · substantiate · documentation
vindicate
Clear of wrongdoing
- substantiateProve something is true
- verifyConfirm accuracy or truth
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
support · defend · uphold · warrant · rationalize · excuse · explain · grounds · merit · basis
legitimatesinvalidates
Makes no longer binding
delegitimizes · nullifies · voids · annuls · negates
legitimatescriminalizes
Declares legally forbidden
outlaws · prohibits · bans · illegalizes · annuls
- legitimate heirLawfully entitled inheritor
- legitimate theaterLive dramatic stage productions
- legitimate childOffspring of a marriage
- legitimate authorityAccepted right to command
- legitimate theatreLive dramatic performance venue
legitimate, illegitimate, legitimately, legitimated, legitimating, legitimation, illegitimately