legitimize
verb
le·git·i·mize
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legitimized;
legitimizing
Definition of legitimize
: to make legitimate : legitimate
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Other Words from legitimize
legitimization
\ li-ˌji-tə-mə-ˈzā-shən
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noun
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noun
legitimizer
\ li-ˈji-tə-ˌmī-zər
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noun
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noun
Examples of legitimize in a Sentence
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In recent years, there’s been a new effort to legitimize psychedelic drugs such as MDMA and psilocybin, particularly for therapeutic benefit to those suffering from PTSD and addiction. — Wallace Baine, SFChronicle.com, "What’s next for the Esalen Institute?," 5 Sep. 2019 House of Cards, an inky political drama and Netflix's first hit, helped early on to legitimize the streaming service as a Hollywood-disrupting entertainment powerhouse, rather than the mail-order DVD distributor it had been known as. — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, "‘Grace and Frankie’ Is Ending. How Did It Become Netflix’s Longest-Running Show?," 5 Sep. 2019 That gesture, a veteran Spanish-language TV reporter told me, helped legitimize Spanish-language media in the city. — Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, "The Vital Importance of Learning to See Latinos in Trump’s America," 10 Aug. 2019 And in August 2015, Bernie Sanders began to loosen Hillary Clinton’s grip on New Hampshire by speaking to the party’s youthful left — around the same time Donald Trump addressed 2,500 at a raucous rally in Derry and helped legitimize his candidacy. — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, "Where are they? It’s high summer in N.H., but the candidates are elsewhere," 29 July 2019 Leaders in politically unstable countries have used the service to make incendiary comments that critics said have helped to legitimize violent acts among followers. — Anchorage Daily News, "Twitter adds labels for tweets that break its rules - a move with potential implications for Trump’s account," 27 June 2019 In Malaysia, as in other places across Southeast Asia, elections had been deployed only to legitimize those in power. — New York Times, "A Stunning, Sudden Fall for Najib Razak, Malaysia’s ‘Man of Steal’," 15 May 2018 If Oregon’s coming off a win, the week will be spent basking in the glory of legitimizing a claim to returning to national prominence. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon opponent early scouting report: Nevada," 9 July 2019 Again, few surprises here: Ser Brienne, Ser Davos, and now Lord Gendry (after Daenerys legitimized him and named him Lord of Storm's End in Episode 4) all took part in the Battle of Winterfell and earned a place on this council. — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Here's Everyone Who Made a Cameo on the Council in the Game of Thrones Finale," 21 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'legitimize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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legitimize
transitive verb
le·git·i·mize
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legitimized;
legitimizing
Legal Definition of legitimize
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