legitimised

le-git-i-mised

verb

Made something legal, acceptable, or valid by formal approval or custom.

"The government's decision legitimised their claims."

Thesaurus

Synonyms: legalise, legitimise, legitimate, decriminalise, decriminalize, legalize, legitimize, legitimatise, legitimatize

Antonyms: criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw