legitimatized
Granted formal acceptance
Legitimatized is the past tense of legitimatize, a verb meaning to make legitimate or lawful.
The word is a longer variant of legitimize, carrying the same meaning but with an extra syllable that some find unnecessarily bureaucratic: The court ruling legitimatized their claim to the property.
Both forms are standard, though legitimize is more common.
Formally approved or penalized
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- ratifiedFormally approved, made official
- authorizedGiven official permission
- enactedMade into law
decreed · legislated · codified · chartered · permitted · allowed · empowered · mandated
Perceived as familiar
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
- embracedHeld someone warmly
- adoptedMade legally one's own
- welcomedReceived with pleasure
received · consented · agreed · acquiesced · assented · normalized · mainstreamed · established
Established as accurate
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- authenticatedConfirmed as legitimate
- substantiatedConfirmed with evidence
- corroboratedConfirmed as true
certified · attested · documented · proven · evidenced · credentialed · accredited · established
Gave aid or backing
- backedGave support to
- upheldAffirmed on review
- advocatedPublicly recommended or supported
- favoredShown special preference
promoted · sponsored · championed · recommended · vouched · countenanced · underwritten · guaranteed
sanctioned
Formally approved or penalized
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- ratifiedFormally approved, made official
- authorizedGiven official permission
enacted · decreed · legislated · codified · chartered · permitted · allowed · empowered · mandated · commissioned
recognized
Perceived as familiar
- acknowledgedAccepted as true
- embracedHeld someone warmly
- adoptedMade legally one's own
welcomed · received · consented · agreed · acquiesced · assented · normalized · mainstreamed · established · conventionalized
confirmed
Established as accurate
- verifiedConfirmed as accurate
- authenticatedConfirmed as legitimate
- substantiatedConfirmed with evidence
corroborated · certified · attested · documented · proven · evidenced · credentialed · accredited · established · demonstrated
supported
Gave aid or backing
favored · promoted · sponsored · championed · recommended · vouched · countenanced · underwritten · guaranteed
legitimatizedoutlawed
Forbidden by law
criminalized · banned · illegalized · prohibited · invalidated
legitimatizeddelegitimized
Made to seem illegitimate
stigmatized · discredited · denounced · condemned · marginalized