legitimize
verb (used with object)
to make legitimate.
legitimization
-
a word derived from
legitimize.
Example Sentences
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This last-minute legitimization would later allow Sand to legally inherit her father’s estate; it also established the uneasy balance between respectability and impropriety that would come to dominate her life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
For some people, that legitimization spills over from speech to action, he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
“This proposal is about preventing a nuclear accident. It Is not to create any situation which may have a military advantage or disadvantage or a legitimization of the situation,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
“This proposal is about preventing a nuclear accident. It Is not to create any situation which may have a military advantage or disadvantage or a legitimization of the situation,” the nuclear agency head said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
Even to petition the Tsar for legitimization, a divorce is essential.
From Anna Karenina by Constance Garnett
