Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To legitimate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To legitimate. Also spelled
legitimise .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To legitimate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to make
legitimate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make legal
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Examples
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My understanding is that the terms legitimize the "lifestyle."
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ons aka legitimized bribary for special people is part of the reason issues of vital importance to all Americans keep getting shunted aside.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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It seems that Obama going on Fox does nothing to "legitimize" this channel.
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I suspect that the Obama campaign does not want to in any way "legitimize" discussion of the popular vote theme by constantly countering it.
McAuliffe: Hillary Is Winning Popular Vote Without Michigan 2009
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The concern by Dawkins and others that science might "legitimize" religion reflects an historical and cultural myopia.
TEXAS FAITH: Why should science talk to religion? | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009
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It's not simply that Palin's attacks "legitimize" questions about her ties to Alaskan extremists, which of course they do.
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Speaking at a televised town hall in Nairobi, Mrs. Clinton recalled that the U.S. earlier this spring hesitated to engage Zimbabwe, lest it be seen to "legitimize" the regime of Robert Mugabe.
The Hillary Doctrine 2009
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McCain made similar arguments while debating the Illinois senator, going so far as to say Ahmadinejad had advocated the "extermination of the state of Israel" and declaring that Obama would "legitimize" Ahmadinejad and his comments by meeting with him.
McCain/Palin Continue to Spread Misinformation on Ahmadinejad 2008
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GFS seeks to be that support for creative youth -- being part of an organization helps "legitimize" their pursuits, knocking down obstacles for them until they get their creative legs strong for the long haul.
Joe Hall: E.A. Hanks: Q & A With Joe Hall Of Ghetto Film School 2008
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On October 21, Lebanon's Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah criticized the security pact, saying 'the Baghdad government has no right to' legitimize 'the presence of foreign troops' and unconditional removal of all US troops.
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