legitimize
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From legitimate + -ize.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (verb) IPA(key): /ləˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
[edit]legitimize (third-person singular simple present legitimizes, present participle legitimizing, simple past and past participle legitimized)
- (transitive) To make legitimate.
Usage notes
[edit]- Forms of legitimize are about twice as common as forms of the verb legitimate in the US.
- Forms of legitimate are somewhat more common than the forms of the verbs legitimize and legitimise in the UK combined.
Synonyms
[edit]- legitimate (verb)
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to make legitimate
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