legitimizing
present participle oflegitimize
| 单词 | legitimizing |
| 释义 | legitimizing present participle oflegitimize legitimize verb[T] formal(UKusuallylegitimise)uk/ləˈdʒɪt.ə.maɪz/us/ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.maɪz/to make somethinglegaloracceptable: Thegovernmentfearsthattalkingtoterroristsmight legitimizetheirviolentactions. Synonym legitimate Compare legalize decriminalize UK politics: legislation & law-making
Examplesoflegitimizinglegitimizing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They also sent reverberations through the officer corps and the soldiery, damaging confidence among some andlegitimizingthe desire for revenge among others. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, the possibility of describing certain choral compositions almost as pre-existent music provided a solution to the aesthetic problem oflegitimizingthe chorus. From theCambridge English Corpus In particular, the role of political parties aslegitimizingagents during periods of rapid economic and social change, is crucial. From theCambridge English Corpus Experimental psychologists use it without a second thought, catalogues and handbooks rubricate it fairly consistently, and historians succeed in pinpointing itslegitimizingpowers. From theCambridge English Corpus The legislature can also play an important role in overseeing the executive branch andlegitimizingits policies. From theCambridge English Corpus We may see this as a way oflegitimizingits own views. From theCambridge English Corpus He suggests two strategies forlegitimizingsuch procurement. From theCambridge English Corpus These pedigrees certainly served the purpose oflegitimizingthe power of the kings whose ancestry they claimed to trace. From theCambridge English Corpus They refer to the divine office that the bearer held and to his socially defined person,legitimizingthe person before society. From theCambridge English Corpus Again, their role was not limited to discussing security issues, but also tolegitimizingthe talks. From theCambridge English Corpus The state hoped for better oversight over religious expression in the country bylegitimizingcer tain aspects of it and establishing bureaucratic control over it. From theCambridge English Corpus I suggest, that thelegitimizingprocess concerning policy practice can be interpreted as a positive feedback procedure. From theCambridge English Corpus Thelegitimizingidea is that such separation makes for more effective language acquisition, not that a distinct group requires special treatment. From theCambridge English Corpus Networks of relationships, which had as their purpose the transfer of potency, developed; underpinning,legitimizingand replacing material bases of association. From theCambridge English Corpus Consequently, thelegitimizingforce of consent and the legitimacy-threatening force of dissent get lost. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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