legitimize
verb
le·git·i·mize
li-ˈji-tə-ˌmīz 
legitimized; legitimizing
: to make legitimate : legitimate
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Having Paul acknowledge the post in this way goes a long way toward legitimizing the possibility that the fight happens.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Austin Kocher, a Syracuse University research assistant professor who used to run an Ohio immigrant rights organization, said Trump’s massive platform legitimized the hoaxes and kept them circulating long after they were disproved.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Partnerships have also played a pivotal role in legitimizing the industry.
—Calvin Rasode, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
But right now, India also needs the United States, and Washington therefore has choices about where and how much to legitimize and facilitate New Delhi’s rise—and where to push back.
—Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Austin Kocher, a Syracuse University research assistant professor who used to run an Ohio immigrant rights organization, said Trump’s massive platform legitimized the hoaxes and kept them circulating long after they were disproved.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Partnerships have also played a pivotal role in legitimizing the industry.
—Calvin Rasode, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
But right now, India also needs the United States, and Washington therefore has choices about where and how much to legitimize and facilitate New Delhi’s rise—and where to push back.
—Manjari Chatterjee Miller, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Legitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimize. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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legitimize
transitive verb
le·git·i·mize
lə-ˈji-tə-ˌmīz
legitimized; legitimizing
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