legitimatize

verb

legitimatized; legitimatizing

Examples of legitimatize in a Sentence

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Taylor told me that the battle to legitimatize long COVID echoes her prior work as an advocate for people, her mother among them, who suffer from chronic-fatigue syndrome, a mysterious illness also characterized by brain fog, exertional fatigue, and sleep disturbances. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021 But, more often than not, Democrats legitimatize the G.O.P.’s crime panic. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of legitimatize was in 1693

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“Legitimatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimatize. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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