verb
                                                make legal
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - Marijuana should be legalized
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                show or affirm to be just and legitimate
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make (an illegitimate child) legitimate
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - declare the legitimacy of (someone)
- They legitimized their natural child
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                of marriages and offspring
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - recognized as lawful
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                based on known statements or events or conditions
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - legitimate advertising practices
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - a legitimate government