legitimize
verb
le·git·i·mize
li-ˈji-tə-ˌmīz 
legitimized; legitimizing
: to make legitimate : legitimate
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Both serve the same function: Such large-scale institutional investment in crypto—whether from the government or a company—further legitimizes these digital currencies, ensuring their long-term viability as an asset class.
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
Management also added veteran talent to legitimize the Fever as a true contender.
—Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Obama’s singular goal was to ink something that could be called a nuclear deal, even one that legitimized Iran’s uranium enrichment and missile program.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 May 2025
Trump seems to operate on the theory, though, that powers seized and not firmly resisted somehow become legitimized.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
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Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
Management also added veteran talent to legitimize the Fever as a true contender.
—Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Obama’s singular goal was to ink something that could be called a nuclear deal, even one that legitimized Iran’s uranium enrichment and missile program.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 May 2025
Trump seems to operate on the theory, though, that powers seized and not firmly resisted somehow become legitimized.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
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“Legitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legitimize. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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legitimize
transitive verb
le·git·i·mize
lə-ˈji-tə-ˌmīz
legitimized; legitimizing
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