legitimize
verb (used with object)
to make legitimate.
legitimise
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a variation of
legitimize.
Example Sentences
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"Apple is about to do for foldables what it has done for every category it has entered, which is legitimise it for the mainstream," said Francisco Jeronimo at telecommunications analyst group IDC.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
"They're trying to legitimise themselves in the eyes of the international media and governments around the world."
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
She warned the bill could "legitimise a view that a life like ours, one of dependence and often pain, is not worth living".
From BBC ● May 13, 2025
But this month, after discussions on how to legitimise the Clarion as a serious instrument, it has taken another step forward towards the professional sector.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2023
We see plainly that this anointment is a careless interpolation of the prophetic revision, to which the verses 11-15 of the chapter quoted undoubtedly belong, just as chap. xvi. is intended to legitimise David.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Max Duncker
