LEGITIMIZE is validvalid

to make legitimate [v LEGITIMIZED, LEGITIMIZES, LEGITIMIZING] : LEGITIMIZATION [n], LEGITIMIZER [n], LEGITIMIZING [n]

132,048 of 196,601 in NWL2023·also valid in CSW24

to make legitimate, also LEGITIMATISE, LEGITIMATIZE, LEGITIMISE [v LEGITIMIZED, LEGITIMIZING, LEGITIMIZES]