legitimating

verb

Definition of legitimatingnext
present participle of legitimate
as in legitimizing

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  1. legitimizing
  2. sanctioning
  3. validating
  4. authorizing
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  • As the new accounting rules take effect and corporate treasuries adapt, Bitcoin could emerge as a key reserve asset for the world’s largest tech companies, further legitimizing its role in the global financial system.
    Leeor Shimron, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Part of legitimizing that concept is having enough fighters who rank in the Top 10 across every weight class, regardless of promotion.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of legitimizing
Verb
  • The four-belt era in boxing began in 2007 when the World Boxing Organization (WBO) became the fourth major sanctioning body.
    Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Nascar traditionally held single-car, single-lap qualifying until the mid-2000s, when the sanctioning body believed changing the format would boost TV ratings for qualifying.
    Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of sanctioning
Verb
  • This was the process that Brendan and Anis followed, validating ideas with minimal risk in order to scale the ones with real value.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There’s something very validating about going through a struggle to get to the top somewhere and look down.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of validating
Verb
  • The debt limit is a relic of World War I, when Congress stopped authorizing individual instances of government borrowing and replaced them with a blanket authorization — up to a certain limit.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Fragments of the debates about authorizing the persecutions show courtiers much more concerned with policing ordinary life than their predecessors.
    Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorizing
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