The spellings legitimise in British English, and legitimatize in American English are also used. 亦拼作legitimise(英国英语)和legitimatize(美国英语)。
- VERB 使(尤其是坏事)合法化;正式批准(或认可);证明…为有理(或正当)
To legitimize something, especially something bad, means to officially allow it, approve it, or make it seem acceptable.
- They will accept no agreement that legitimizes the ethnic division of the country...
他们不会接受任何使国家民族分裂合法化的协议。 - Images which glorify violence and cruelty, serve to legitimise such behaviour.
这些美化暴力和暴行的图片,就是要使此等行为合理化。