- past tense form of legitimize.
- past participle of legitimize.
legitimized
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It was the centerpiece of a landmark Disney deal, which legitimized artificial intelligence for Hollywood royalty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
“Seeing Peggy get her Cinderella moment legitimized her as one of the romantic leads of the show,” Benton says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
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
Lincoln had to step gingerly, for a declaration of war against his own people was loathsome but more importantly would have legitimized the Confederacy as a nation able to establish diplomatic ties internationally.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
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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