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legitimize

[ li-jit-uh-mahyz ]

verb (used with object)

legitimized, legitimizing.
  1. to make legitimate.


legitimize

/ lɪˈdʒɪtɪməˌtaɪz; lɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to make legitimate; legalize
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±ô±ðËŒ²µ¾±³Ù¾±³¾¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ô±ð·²µ¾±³Ùi·³¾¾±Â·³ú²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of legitimize1

First recorded in 1645–55; from Latin ±ôŧ²µ¾±³Ù¾±³¾(³Ü²õ) ( legitim ) + -ize
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The rest of the culture was already partly there, what with our jokes identifying close co-workers as work spouses and the many TV shows legitimizing the concept of the office family.

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The dramatization of migrant roundups incorporating actors and TV characters like Dr. Phil legitimizes the ICE raids and makes for good TV.

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In response, Sures wrote that the letter was “rife with falsehoods about Israel and seeks to legitimize and defend the horrific savagery of the Hamas massacre of October 7.â€

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They seem blind to the destructive forces they legitimize in the process.

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Bush and, especially, his sponsorship the year prior of a successful statewide ballot measure promoting after-school youth programs gave Schwarzenegger a patina of political know-how that helped legitimize his candidacy.

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