LEGITIMATES Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

legitimates

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present tense third-person singular of legitimate

as in legitimizes

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Here the sticker remains, protected by its status as an artwork and by the German institution whose physical enclosure legitimizes it as such.

— Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Social integrity asks what AI legitimizes as knowledge and truth.

— Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

Definition of legitimizes

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For Allegra Films, Locarno’s selection validates a leap into a more ambitious international model.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
The Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries, or ABIOVE, said the Supreme Court ruling ends years of legal uncertainty and validates voluntary sustainability commitments adopted by traders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of validates

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That privileges independent voters for whom name recognition might matter more than ideology.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Beijing, in other words, is pioneering a kind of statecraft that privileges quiet, subnational capture over big, flashy projects.

— Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of privileges

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The House settlement authorizes the CSC to review NIL deals for evidence of possible recruiting inducements and similar forms of compensation used to sway where athletes decide to play.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The law authorizes the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to fine, suspend or revoke a business license for violating the child-protection law.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of authorizes

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The bill sanctions Russian financial institutions and its largest state energy projects while targeting Russian partners in the oil and natural gas trade.

— Chris Boccia, ABC News, 14 July 2026
For starters the World Cup is run by the same organization, FIFA, which sanctions virtually every level of soccer globally, from the men’s and women’s World Cups, to confederation competitions including the UEFA Championships and the Copa América, to most major age-group tournaments.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026

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