legitimizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of legitimize
as in authorizes
to make something real, accepted, or official slang words legitimized by usage

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Recent Examples of legitimizes 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 Those who earn more than $600 per year get a 1099 tax form, which in the eyes of many creators legitimizes their work, said Bridget Crawford, a law professor at Pace University who has published studies on the economics behind OnlyFans. — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 The order largely legitimizes medical marijuana programs in 40 states and grants operators major tax breaks and cannabis research access for the first time. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Blanche's action Iargely legitimizes medical marijuana programs in the 40 states that have adopted them. — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026 His stamp of approval seemingly legitimizes the greatest promise of generative AI—to push the frontier of human knowledge and civilization. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026 Legalized prostitution enables and legitimizes the degradation of human beings, especially women who make up the majority of prostitutes. — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026 That legitimizes it a little bit. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legitimizes
  1. authorizes
  2. enables
  3. entitles
  4. validates
  5. qualifies
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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
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  • Researchers have developed a new control framework that enables humanoid robots to perform agile movements, including army crawls, breakdancing and backflips.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Recent industry research by Typeface and a Marketing Week survey shows that marketers are reducing agency spend because AI enables more work to move in-house.
    — Nital Shah, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of enables
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  • His studio deal with Universal Television — a ‘Spielberg deal,’ as one leading Hollywood attorney put it — entitles him to half of his shows’ profits.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Your membership entitles you to a huge range of discounts, insights, and opportunities.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
Definition of entitles
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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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  • If a child qualifies for the government’s $1,000 or the Dell Foundation’s $250, opening an account is free money.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As has been case with the mothership series starring Manuel Garcia Rulfo, the idea is to film in Los Angeles if the spinoff qualifies for a California tax credit.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
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