1.使合法化,宣布合法化;使合法;予以法律保障[地位];官方[正式]认可;授予...权力,(对非婚生子)给予合法地位
2.证明...有理
1.to make something seem morally right or reasonable
2.to make something legal
1.The kind of wealth created by the stock-market boom is pretty much all that legitimizes Communist Party rule these days.
该种所创造的财富存量市场的繁荣是几乎所有合法化共产党统治的这些天。
2.F. D. A. approval of the new drug legitimizes the condition as a problem with a medical solution.
FDA对这种新药的批准，则给一种医学方法解决健康问题披上了合法外衣。
3.Being internationally recognized as independent by other nations legitimizes a state.
一个合法成立的国家必须经过国际上其他国家认可为独立。
4."This study legitimizes what we already know, " she said.
“这项研究让我们已经深信的东西有了实证，”她说。
5.It's about two people falling in love and taking the step that solidifies and legitimizes them in their minds and community.
它是关于两个人相爱并且一步一步得到自己以及社会认同的故事。
6.It legitimizes discussions of a taboo topic (layoffs).
它使得关于一个禁忌话题（解雇）的讨论合理化了。