present participle
Making something officially legal or valid.
The government is legitimizing the militia through the agreement.
By legitimizing the agreement, the court made it enforceable.
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How to pronounce legitimizing
verbB2
lihJIHduhmaizihng
/lɪˈʤɪ.ɾəˌmaɪ.zɪŋ/
5 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of legitimize
Making something officially legal or valid.
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present participle
Making an action, idea, or person seem reasonable or acceptable.
Her success is legitimizing the movement.
The campaign is legitimizing online harassment.