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Definition of: legitimize
(lə·jit′ə·mīz) v.t. ·mized, ·miz·ing
1. To make legitimate.
2. To make acceptable or tolerable: to assert that some TV programs legitimize violence. Also le·git′i·ma·tize.
—ḻe·git′i·mi·za′tion noun
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