legitimated

verb

past tense of legitimate
as in legitimized

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  1. legitimized
  2. sanctioned
  3. validated
  4. authorized
Verb
  • Mass media genres are developed and legitimized to voice particular concerns and provide pleasures that align with audiences’ interests.
    — Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • Leo’s own family history and past apologies Kellerman welcomed Leo’s apology, but said more needs to be done to further acknowledge how the Catholic Church legitimized and expanded slavery.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Definition of legitimized
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  • The United States recently sanctioned her for GAESA involvement.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • By late February, Sinokor controlled about 150 very large crude carriers, according to industry estimates — nearly 40% of the global fleet that wasn’t either sanctioned or tied up on long-term leases or regular routes.
    — Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of sanctioned
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  • With the wireless earbuds validated, the way is clear for Soundcore to bring Thus into larger product categories.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The nanodiamonds will also need to be tested for stability and sensing capabilities, which will be further validated by CSIRO.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 25 June 2026
Definition of validated
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  • Many of them spoke on the condition of anonymity because their exchanges were private or they are not authorized to speak on the record.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Wellcare terminated coverage for about 140,000 Value Script beneficiaries in April, according to a person with knowledge of the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly about it and feared reprisals at work for doing so.
    — Susan Jaffe, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of authorized
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“Legitimated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legitimated. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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