Synonyms of legitimizing

legitimizing

verb

present participle of legitimize

as in authorizing

to make something real, accepted, or official

slang words legitimized by usage

Related Words

• authorizing
• enabling
• validating
• entitling
• legitimating
• sanctioning
• permitting
• qualifying
• licensing
• approving
• privileging
• allowing
• endorsing
• empowering
• warranting
• enfranchising
• ratifying
• letting
• certifying
• accrediting
• certificating
• chartering
• recertifying
• revalidating
• rechartering
• reapproving
• reaccrediting

Dissimilar Words

• invalidating
• nullifying
• disabling
• forbidding
• delegitimizing
• proscribing
• disallowing
• disenfranchising
• disqualifying
• disempowering
• decertifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of legitimizing

Seeking new crypto money, Christie’s and Sotheby’s cut all other legitimizing actors out of the loop with NFTs, elevating what might previously have been categorized as illustration, graphic art, or a social media meme to the status of fine art. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

That means if Russia was to undergo a profound political transformation during the next five years, the Duma will play a major role in managing and legitimizing it. — Sam Meredith,anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

The company is abandoning the $799 price point, with the Pixel 11 expected to start at $899 for 256GB storage, legitimizing a wider industry shift to higher base storage and prices. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

There is no formal consensus, however, and no faction willing to move first on anything that could be portrayed as surrendering leverage, legitimizing the bombing campaign, or handing Trump a clear victory. — Sanam Vakil, Time, 16 July 2026

The mayor himself will arrive this morning ahead of his afternoon one-on-one with Leo, the first American — and Chicago-born — pope, whose advocacy on immigrant rights and historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimizing slavery will be top of the list for Johnson to discuss. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026

Strong suggests legitimizing and standardizing station tattoos, making a design readily available if deputies want to pay homage to their workplace, as other departments across the nation do. — Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 28 May 2026

Its historic proximity to success is a legitimizing anchor for the movement. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

Institutions that once prided themselves on filtering out this kind of rhetoric are now legitimizing it. — Alma Hernandez, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026