legitimate - verb

• make legal
• show or affirm to be just and legitimate
• make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)

legitimate - adjective

• of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
• based on known statements or events or conditions
• in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
• authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

legitimate - thesaurus

decriminalise   decriminalize   lawful   legalise   legalize   legitimatise   legitimatize   legitimise   legitimize   licit   logical