1. made lawful, legal, or acceptable; gave official recognition or approval to
Usage: past tense and past participle of legitimate

Examples

• The new government legitimated the previously banned political parties.
• Her years of experience legitimated her claim to the leadership position.
• The court ruling legitimated the company’s business practices.
• The treaty legitimated the territorial boundaries between the two nations.
• His academic credentials legitimated his authority on the subject.
• The referendum legitimated the constitutional changes.