🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

합법화하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hapbeophwa hada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Legitimize/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"새 정책은 재생 가능 에너지의 사용을 합법화하는 것을 목표로 합니다."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To make legitimate; to give legal or formal status to something.

    "The new policy aims to legitimize the use of renewable energy sources."
  2. 2

    To justify or make acceptable.

    "The organization sought to legitimize its actions through public support."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'legitimize' originates from the Latin 'legitimus', meaning 'lawful' or 'according to law'. It evolved through Middle French 'légitimer', which maintained the legal connotation, before entering English in the late 19th century.

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