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1. • To make something legal or acceptable

     • to make something legal or acceptable: The government fears that talking to terrorists might legitimize their violent actions.
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   What does legitimize mean?

   • To legitimize something, especially something bad, means to officially allow it, approve it, or make it seem acceptable. They will accept no agreement that legitimizes the ethnic division of the country. [VERB noun] Images which glorify violence and cruelty, serve to legitimise such behaviour. [VERB noun]

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   What does legitimacy mean?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. legitimacy, popular acceptance of a government, political regime, or system of governance. The word legitimacy can be interpreted in either a normative way or a “positive” (see positivism) way.

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   What does Legitimación mean?

   • legitimación… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! LEGITIMATION definition: 1. the act or result of making something legitimate (= considered reasonable and acceptable): 2…. Learn more.

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   What does legitimar mean?

   • legitimar… legitimar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! LEGITIMIZE definition: 1. to make something legal or acceptable: 2. to make something legal or acceptable: 3. to make…. Learn more.

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   Legitimacy, popular acceptance of a government, political regime, or system of governance. The word legitimacy can be interpreted in either a normative way or a “positive” (see positivism) way.

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   to make something legal or acceptable: The government fears that talking to terrorists might legitimize their violent actions. Synonym. legitimate. Compare. legalize. decriminalize. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. UK politics: legislation & law-making. abolish. abrogate. abrogation. amendment. assemblyman. constitutionally. enact.

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   verb. le· git· i· ma· tize li-ˈji-tə-mə-ˌtīz. legitimatized; legitimatizing. transitive verb. : legitimate. Examples of legitimatize in a Sentence.

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   the act or result of making something legitimate (= considered reasonable and acceptable): Globalisation requires democratic legitimation. No longer would the nation be restricted by multilateral organizations; instead, it would act first and seek international legitimation later.

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   To legitimize something, especially something bad, means to officially allow it, approve it, or make it seem acceptable. [formal] They will accept no agreement that legitimizes the ethnic division of the country. [VERB noun] Images which glorify violence and cruelty, serve to legitimise such behaviour. [VERB noun]

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   to make something legal or acceptable: The government fears that talking to terrorists might legitimize their violent actions. Synonym. legitimate. Compare. legalize. decriminalize. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. U.K. politics: legislation & law-making. abolish. abrogate. abrogation. amendment. assemblyman. constitutionally. enact.

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   noun. Examples of legitimize in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web By accepting money from fossil fuel companies, sports organizations legitimize their actions in the eyes of their supporters, thereby perpetuating the climate crisis.