relegitimize

verb

re·le·git·i·mize | \ (ˌ)rē-li-ˈji-tə-ˌmīz

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relegitimized; relegitimizing

Definition of relegitimize

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: to give new or renewed legitimacy to (something) : to legitimize (something) again … a means of relegitimizing their authority with their own people.— James H. Billington

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