legitimising's Usage Examples:

re-crowning ceremony, emphasising the fertile nature of the Pharaoh and legitimising his divine right to rule.

He is seen as crucial in legitimising the literary use of Middle English when the dominant literary languages.

reinterpreted the sacred marriage between a god and a giantess as a power myth legitimising rulership rather than a fertility myth; she specialises in the interpretation.

After being accused by Labour MP Tony Banks of legitimising the incident, Conservative Member of Parliament Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman.

Evidence was introduced by the court itself, rather than the state, and evidence was used as part of a process of legitimising the conclusion which had already been drawn before the trial.

that the so-called Asian values are nothing more than a euphemism for legitimising the totalitarian regimes.

ECRI further recommends that the authorities ban any gathering or march legitimising in any way Nazism.

nationalism, creating a national identity promoting national unity, and legitimising certain institutions or cultural practices.

The legitimising of sentiment which, while perhaps popularly held, is usually considered.

making their jobs mentally easier, though it can also be seen as a way of legitimising their bragging.

It includes the famous text in which she denounces the Hyksos and records her actions in rebuilding the damage they had caused thus legitimising her own reign.

and records her actions in rebuilding the damage they had caused thus legitimising her own reign.

group of people engaged in public service, the activity constituting and legitimising the state.

Synonyms:

legalize, decriminalise, countenance, legitimatise, monetise, legitimize, permit, legalise, allow, legitimatize, monetize, decriminalize, let, legitimate,

Antonyms:

forbid, criminalize, criminalise, disallow, outlaw,