| 单词 | legitimize |
| 释义 | legitimize (once / 18353 pages) v When you legitimize something, you officially approve it, or make it legal. For example, a 1967 Supreme Court case legitimized interracial marriage in the United States. The verb legitimize is very similar to legalize, although there are some slight differences between the two. When you legalize something, you also legitimize it — it's permitted, or allowed. But when you legitimize something, it doesn't always involve the legal system. For example, your teacher might legitimize open-book tests or your boss could legitimize bringing dogs to work. WORD FAMILYlegitimize: legitimized, legitimizes, legitimizing+/illegitimacy: illegitimacies/illegitimate: illegitimacy, illegitimately, illegitimates/legitimacy: legitimacies/legitimate: illegitimate, legitimacy, legitimated, legitimately, legitimates, legitimating, legitimation, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize/legitimatise: legitimatised, legitimatises, legitimatising/legitimatize: legitimatized, legitimatizes, legitimatizing/legitimise: legitimised, legitimises, legitimising USAGE EXAMPLES“It’s all legitimate ad-tech companies legitimizing this,” he said of fringe sites. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) “The decree now legitimizes the hard work done by civil society during so many years, with already tangible and relevant results,” Aguirre said. Los Angeles Times(Dec 11, 2016) In the same vein, white male supremacist ideologies filtered through legitimizing media and religion animate both anti-abortion and racial terror. Salon(Dec 06, 2016) v make legal Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw declare illegal; outlaw monetise, monetize give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country allow, countenance, let, permit consent to, give permission |
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