vt.使合法
=legitimize（美）.
It is not hard to see how the law could be used to legitimise expropriation. 这样就不难看出这部法律是如何被用来合法的剥夺知识产权。
It is not hard to see howthe law could be used to legitimise expropriation. 不难看出，这部法律是如何被用来合法的剥夺知识产权的。
Their function is to endorse and legitimise decisions made by the Kremlin. 它们的功能是为政府的决策签字，让其合法化。
The rest of the region, led by Brazil, says that this would legitimise a coup. 以巴西为首其他拉美国家则声称，上述行为使得这次政变合法化。
We oppose the attempt by the US to legitimise its occupation through the setting up of a pro-US regime in Iraq. 我们反对美国任何的企图，以通过在伊拉克建立亲美国政权，来合法化美国的侵占。
