Definition of "legitimizing" []

• Present participle of legitimize. (verb)

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• "In my September commentary referenced above, I noted: "State-certified teachers who are ruling party members could be used to play a decisive role in legitimizing the regime and in indoctrinating the youth in the regime's ideology.""
• "People who judge their eventual effectiveness in legitimizing their views about Israel by their current size are underestimating them."
• "That was all from the networks for the 2006-7 season (apart from NBC’s very short-lived Raines), but Heroes along with the continued strong performance of Lost, Supernatural, and The Ghost Whisperer succeeded in legitimizing the trend and assuring a lasting presence for the genre with the broadcast networks."