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legitimates

verb

present tense third-person singular of legitimate
as in legitimizes

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  1. legitimizes
  2. validates
  3. privileges
  4. authorizes
  5. sanctions
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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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  • Stifel analysts said the warrants align both companies' interests and validates Generac's market position.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This achievement validates a scalable technical design for broader commercial expansion across the industry.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 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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  • While the community college system currently offers 66 bachelor’s degree programs, the new legislation authorizes nearly 700, the release said.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The vote authorizes airport President and CEO Doug Kreulen to immediately begin work on implementing the change.
    — Molly Davis, USA Today, 11 Sep. 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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“Legitimates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimates. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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