- past participle of legitimize.
- past tense form of legitimize.
legitimized
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“StubHub legitimized a business that had historically been run by bad actors,” said Randy Nichols, an artist manager and music-industry consultant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“It legitimized my nerd-dom,” he explained with a laugh.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
Medieval belts also managed a celebration of the pregnant silhouette, but devotion to Mary rather than patriotic “populationism” legitimized it.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
Historically, Levin said, it would be harder for an individual to have an obscure ideology validated and legitimized and gain the knowledge to carry out such an attack.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2025
At least as important, King morally and politically legitimized a youth-led agenda of confrontational social change that would define one of the most crucial decades of the American Century.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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