As verbs the difference between validate and legitimize
is that validate is to render valid while legitimize is to make legitimate.
validate
English
Verb
(validat)
To render valid.
To check or prove the validity of; verify.
Antonyms
* disprove
* invalidate
Related terms
* valid
* validation
* validator
legitimize
English
Alternative forms
* legitimise
Verb
(legitimiz)
To make legitimate.
Usage notes
* Forms of (legitimize) ares about twice as common as forms of the verb legitimate in the US.
* Forms of legitimate are somewhat more common than the forms of the verbs (legitimize) and (legitimise) in the UK combined.
Synonyms
* legitimate (verb)
Derived terms
* delegitimize
* illegitimatize
* illegitimize
