legitimize, legitimise

v (fml 文) [Tn] make (sth) lawful or regular 使（某事物）合法, 正当或有合法地位: a court ruling that legitimized the position taken by the protestors 宣布抗议者采取的立场为合法的法庭裁决.

leggings, leggy, legibility, legible, legibly, legion, legionary, legionnaire, legionnaires disease, legislate, legislation, legislative, legislator, legislature, legit, legitimacy, legitimate, legitimately, legitimation, legitimize, legless, legume, leguminous, lei, leisure, leisure centre, leisured, leisureliness, leisurely, leitmotiv (also leitmotif), lemming, lemon, lemon curd (also lemon cheese), lemon sole, lemon squash, lemon-squeezer, lemonade, lemur, lend, lend a helping hand to sb.,