legitimizes

verb

Definition of legitimizesnext
present tense third-person singular of legitimize
as in authorizes
to make something real, accepted, or official slang words legitimized by usage

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  1. authorizes
  2. enables
  3. validates
  4. qualifies
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  • Congress, through farm bills, authorizes modern nutrition, agriculture and rural development programs, simultaneously suspending the enforcement of standing 1938 and 1949 agriculture laws unsuited for current farming needs.
    LISA MASCARO, arkansasonline.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The Senate passed on Wednesday the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual defense bill that authorizes Defense Department policies and funding levels.
    Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of authorizes
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  • This enables quantum computers to perform complex calculations with fundamentally different computational capabilities.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Cybersecurity can potentially be compromised by the same computational capacity that enables the solution of complex issues.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of enables
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  • In theory, that validates some of the physical concerns already known to teams when Correa was a free agent.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • This data validates your campaign's impact and provides insights to refine future efforts.
    Astrid Pocklington, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of validates
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  • By setting clear criteria for what qualifies as thought leadership, organizations can focus their resources on ideas with real potential.
    Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • With its massive length, seating more limited in this competitive period, as well as pre-Christmas alternative activities, its initial performance qualifies as strong.
    Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of qualifies
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