to legitimise
- verb
- /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/
- UK
:
legitimar
- The government decided to legitimise the new regulations to ensure compliance with international standards.
They are also, crucially, mechanisms for parading and legitimating succession.
- They are also, crucially, mechanisms for parading and legitimating succession.
- And and we live in this world today where we legitimize destructive behaviour by saying you're keeping it real.
- It's, it's a means of legitimising and authoring transaction said, yes, I have said you can spend this amount.
Examples
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We're trying to actually stop the Western countries to legitimizing our dictators.
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Mulambon is anxious to legitimise himself... ...by rubbing elbows with the royal houses of Europe.
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An obvious question is: "Where is the scientific research that can justify or legitimise the level of GHCN adjustments shown in your Figure 8?"
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Well, a lot of the violence that liberalism legitimizes is the violence that keeps capitalism going.
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To improve community relations, the council plans to legitimise the informal market by offering permits to vendors.
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The new policy aims to legitimise social enterprises, allowing them to receive public funding and support.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
To officially agree to something or think that it is good
489
4.4
To give official permission for someone to do something
192
3.9
To officially say that something meets a required standard
172
4.7
To make a rule into law by an official vote or order
135
3.7
Make something allowed by law
87
3.9
To make something officially acceptable by showing proof
70
6.0
Officially approve an agreement, law, or decision
58
5.8
To make or change a law
40
5.8
To make something legal or officially accepted
18
7.4
Make a document signed by an official who shows it is real for legal use
16
7.1
To give religious approval during a formal ceremony
15
4.9
To make something official by following rules, often with a written agreement
2
6.1
To officially say that a person or program meets standards
1
5.6
To make something legal or accepted by law
1
7.0
To give something formal approval from someone in charge
To give official permission to a plan or document by an authority
To officially approve a product for legal or technical use
To get official approval for something before use
To give permission to start or use something
Antonyms
How Legal
- UK
- Formal
53
6.3
- Formal
377
1.4
∞
1.6
531
1.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
legitimise = legitimate (transparent) = legitimate + ise
A straightforward verb formed from the adjective 'legitimate' with the productive suffix '-ise', meaning 'make lawful or acceptable by law'.
Etymology
Legitimise comes from the Latin word legitimus and the older word lex, both tied to the idea of 'law'. So, like legal and legitimate, to legitimise something is to make it 'legal' or officially 'acceptable'.