Words and phrases that have a meaning related to legitimize: (112 results)
Antonyms:
criminalize, illegalize, outlaw
Often used in the same context:
legitimatize, entrench, perpetuate, marginalize, undermine, criminalize, subvert, institutionalize, solidify, justify, discredit, legitimating, islamise, legalize, politicize, secularise, europeanize, glorify, foment, tarnish, elevate, negate, discourage, circumvent, validate, glamorize, undercut, coopt, suppress, illegalize, denigrate, humanize, trivialize, destabilize, sexualize, invalidate, bolster, quash, demonize, preempt, reinforce, obviate, communalise, delude, ghettoize, stigmatize, humanise, incite, instigate, demythologize, insinuate, buttress, usurp, defang, counteract, rationalize, burnish, embarrass, thwart, monopolize, demean, curtail, sanctify, besmirch, democratize, glamourize, normalize, efface, commodify, forestall, codify, vindicate, reassert, glamourise, deprive, christianize, promote, extirpate, belittle, subjugate, weaken, hoodwink, assert, counterbalance, dispel, glamorise, squelch, dehumanise, diminish, malign, intimidate, militarise, propagandise, prolong, counterpose, enshrine, ingratiate, precipitate, portray, dehumanize, proselytise, disempower
More specific:
monetize
More general:
allow, countenance, let, permit
Synonyms:
Also try:decriminalize, legitimate
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