legitimized

verb

past tense of legitimize
as in authorized
to make something real, accepted, or official slang words legitimized by usage

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Recent Examples of legitimized Mass media genres are developed and legitimized to voice particular concerns and provide pleasures that align with audiences’ interests. — Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 Leo’s own family history and past apologies Kellerman welcomed Leo’s apology, but said more needs to be done to further acknowledge how the Catholic Church legitimized and expanded slavery. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026 Trump signed the Genius Act in July, legislation that legitimized the technology. — Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026 In many ways, your involvement as an investor in and adviser to Vice legitimized the company and its larger-than-life leader, Shane Smith. — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025 This was legitimized as a way to protect the country from further invasions – which the French were constantly threatening to do. — Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025 Parcells legitimized the franchise upon his arrival as a Super Bowl-winning coach in 1993 and took the Patriots to the playoffs in two of his four seasons. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025 Notably, numerous high-profile cable news has-beens have legitimized Owens' outrageous laundering of a left-wing political assassination into an anti-Semitic caper. — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 If there was any question, the ownership of the top spot was legitimized by the company's recent rights deal with Paramount Plus. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimized
  1. authorized
  2. entitled
  3. enabled
  4. validated
  5. sanctioned
  6. licensed
  7. qualified
  8. permitted
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  • After Vogt emailed the air district to ask if the activity was authorized, the district conducted July’s on-site inspection.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The drones are authorized to operate at altitudes below 400 feet.
    — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorized
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  • Those injured while performing are generally entitled to medical care and may have salary rights for the season of the injury.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • White was entitled to an affordable bail hearing on the basis of her offense.
    — Evelyn Ronan, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of entitled
Verb
  • The advent of polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, testing, in the nineteen-eighties, enabled scientists to make numerous copies of the DNA or RNA in a sample, and that dramatically increased the sensitivity of diagnostic tests.
    — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The adversaries' willingness to endure pain and the determination of their leaders to survive have sometimes enabled them to play a long game, outwaiting American patience.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of enabled
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  • The deal validated concerns that Google will increasingly diversify its suppliers.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Once Howe saw Steur on the training field, his impressions were validated.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of validated
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  • The Treasury Department has sanctioned such independent Chinese refineries, but in May, Beijing ordered its companies to ignore the restrictions.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Gavi is the only member of Luis de la Fuente’s squad to be sanctioned, receiving a one-match ban and $30,000 fine for unsporting behaviour.
    — Ali Rampling, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of sanctioned
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  • Capcom licensed the likeness of legendary Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune as Musashi's face model.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • And Nash is optimistic his show will also be licensed for distribution in the United States.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of licensed
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  • Clark also moved into the top six automatic spots who qualified for the Presidents Cup, joining Scheffler, Cameron Young, Russell Henley, Sam Burns and Collin Morikawa.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Since then, Martinez has qualified for the Champions League once again, won the Europa League, and reached another World Cup final with Argentina.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of qualified
Verb
  • Only qualified wildlife officials, vets or law enforcement officers are permitted to perform euthanasia.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This behavior by a defendant is not permitted in court and is often grounds for removal from the courtroom or a contempt-of-court charge.
    — Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of permitted

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