Legitimatise (Verb)
Meaning
Make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The new government aims to legitimize same-sex marriage nationwide within the next year.
- Legislators have been debating whether or not to legitimize the use of medicinal cannabis for terminally ill patients.
- Opponents of euthanasia claim that making it legal would legitimize taking one's own life.
- Some argue that countries should legitimize prostitution to better regulate the industry and protect the workers.
- In several US states, voters have demanded that lawmakers legitimize the recreational use of marijuana.