rectify a name; legitimize
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to rectify or correct a name, title, or nomenclature; to legitimize a concept or field; to clear someone's name
formalCommonly used in academic, journalistic, and formal contexts when arguing for the legitimacy of a new concept, field, or when restoring someone's reputation. Often appears in the structure '为……正名'.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
wèi为
chuán传
tǒng统
wén文
huà化
zhèng正
míng名
。
We need to give proper recognition to traditional culture.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
wèi为
bèi被
wù误
jiě解
de的
kē科
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
míng名
。
This article clears the name of the misunderstood scientist.
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Xué学
shù术
jiè界
zhèng正
zài在
wèi为
zhè这
yī一
xīn新
lǐ理
lùn论
zhèng正
míng名
。
Academic circles are working to legitimize this new theory.