Legitimized means that someone or something has been given the legal right to exist or to do something. When the government legitimizes a terrorist organization, they are giving it the legal authority to do what it does.
The government legitimized the terrorist organization by giving it a license to operate.
The company legitimized their product by getting a certificate of quality.
verb
To make legitimate.
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Traditional law is still in use and legitimized by the Namibian constitution.
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Are these helpful to legitimize the page
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Did that legitimize the interpretation
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The third is legitimately mathematical.
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It's a laconic item that is legitimate in the article.
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Is the current definition legitimately questioned
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The block is legitimate given the circumstances.
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The history of science is a legitimate adjunct to it.
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The policy behind the list is legitimate.
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It was on the point of domicile that John's legitimation failed.