LEGITIMATED Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

legitimated

verb

past tense of legitimate

as in legitimized

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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

Definition of legitimized

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In December, Ukraine’s Security Service said two vessels sanctioned by the US for carrying military cargoes between Iran and Russia were struck.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Also sanctioned were Cuba’s minister of public health, José Angel Portal Miranda, and Gretza Sánchez Padrón, the director of the medical cooperation unit.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Definition of sanctioned

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The consensus is that for critical business functions, success depends on rigorously validated, specialized AI tailored to specific workflows, rather than broad, general-purpose solutions.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
After the Mac has been cleaned, change its login password because CrashStealer may have captured and validated that credential.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of validated

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Most particularly, the judge seemed interested in whether Reddit’s agreement with Google actually authorized Google to protect its copyrighted content.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
Before an agent acts, the organization needs to know what informed the decision, which policy authorized it, who owns the outcome and how the action can be stopped or reversed.

— Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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