legitimize
US /ləˈdʒɪtəˌmaɪz/
・UK /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪz/
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v.t.Transitive VerbTo make something seem acceptable or credible
You have to legitimize your marriage by registering in court
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Brief History of the Renaissance | 5 MINUTES
- Also, members of the powerful and wealthy Medici family of Florence were famous backers of the movement and supported public art for recognition, for the love of beauty, and also to legitimize their wealth.
Also, members of the powerful and wealthy Medici family of Florence were famous backers of the movement and supported public art for recognition, for the love of beauty, and also to legitimize their wealth.
- and also to legitimize their wealth.
and also to legitimize their wealth.
What's driving political violence in the United States? | DW News
- And this is a long term, maybe a generational fight to empower and real legitimize some of the main institutions of American life.
And this is a long term, maybe a generational fight to empower and real legitimize some of the main institutions of American life.
- And finding ways and this is a long-term, maybe a generational fight to empower and re-legitimize some of the main institutions of American life: the courts, public service politics, nonprofits, and
And finding ways and this is a long-term, maybe a generational fight to empower and re-legitimize some of the main institutions of American life: the courts, public service politics, nonprofits, and
Oprah and Ellen Remember the History-Changing 'Coming Out' Episode
- I thought you would legitimize all of it.
I thought you would legitimize all of it.
- And because I thought, first of all, I love you and you are the queen and I thought you would legitimize all of it.
And because I thought, first of all, I love you and you are the queen and I thought you would legitimize all of it.
Stockholm
- And as in palaces throughout Europe, Roman busts implied at least symbolic connections with the Roman Empire in order to substantiate and legitimize royal power.
And as in palaces throughout Europe, Roman busts implied at least symbolic connections with the Roman Empire in order to substantiate and legitimize royal power.
- and legitimize royal power.
and legitimize royal power.
President-Elect Trump: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
- but Trump was the first major candidate to harness and fully legitimize it.
but Trump was the first major candidate to harness and fully legitimize it.
- AND FULLY LEGITIMIZE IT.
AND FULLY LEGITIMIZE IT.
Florence and the Renaissance: Crash Course European History #2
- But also, funding public art and cathedrals and the like served to legitimize the wealth of these families.
But also, funding public art and cathedrals and the like served to legitimize the wealth of these families.
- We see this again and again throughout history--wealth supports institutions that in turn legitimize that wealth.
We see this again and again throughout history--wealth supports institutions that in turn legitimize that wealth.
When Religions Go Bad And Cause Harm
- So this would be Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism that have all been fused with nationalism in ways that legitimize violence and hierarchy.
So this would be Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism that have all been fused with nationalism in ways that legitimize violence and hierarchy.
- Hinduism that have all been fused with nationalism in ways that legitimize violence and hierarchy.
Hinduism that have all been fused with nationalism in ways that legitimize violence and hierarchy.
The case for and against Daylight Saving Time | March 7, 2025
- And I felt like my entire career was, you know, out there trying to legitimize, you know, the athleticism of what it takes to actually do what we're doing.
And I felt like my entire career was, you know, out there trying to legitimize, you know, the athleticism of what it takes to actually do what we're doing.
- And I felt like my entire career was out there trying to legitimize the athleticism of what it takes to actually do what we're doing.
And I felt like my entire career was out there trying to legitimize the athleticism of what it takes to actually do what we're doing.
What is the Insurrection Act? Inside Trump's threat
- So, Andy, as a former deputy director of the FBI and acting director, do you see any grounds to legitimize the use of the Insurrection Act here?
So, Andy, as a former deputy director of the FBI and acting director, do you see any grounds to legitimize the use of the Insurrection Act here?
- So, Andy, as a former Deputy Director of the FBI and acting Director, do you see any ground to legitimize the use of the Insurrection act here?
So, Andy, as a former Deputy Director of the FBI and acting Director, do you see any ground to legitimize the use of the Insurrection act here?
How Strong Is Japan’s Military?
- Prime Minister Abe is trying to revise the country's constitution by 2020 to legitimize the use of Japan's self-defense forces,
Prime Minister Abe is trying to revise the country's constitution by 2020 to legitimize the use of Japan's self-defense forces,
- Prime Minister Abe a is trying to revise the country's constitution by 2020 to legitimize the use of Japan's self-defense forces.
Prime Minister Abe a is trying to revise the country's constitution by 2020 to legitimize the use of Japan's self-defense forces.