legitimize
verb
le·git·i·mize
li-ˈji-tə-ˌmīz 
legitimized; legitimizing
: to make legitimate : legitimate
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Advertisement Bakewell, 77, helped legitimize a movement that turned gang members into peacekeepers who helped tamp down violent crime.
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Trump took no steps as president to rein in settlements, and his administration moved to legitimize them.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
These questions have been at the forefront of legitimizing Black celebrations across the country — an effort that has existed for centuries.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Advertisement Bakewell, 77, helped legitimize a movement that turned gang members into peacekeepers who helped tamp down violent crime.
—Sandy Banks, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Trump took no steps as president to rein in settlements, and his administration moved to legitimize them.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 June 2024
These questions have been at the forefront of legitimizing Black celebrations across the country — an effort that has existed for centuries.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 14 June 2024
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legitimize
transitive verb
le·git·i·mize
lə-ˈji-tə-ˌmīz
legitimized; legitimizing
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