legitimize
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
legitimate + -ize
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
legitimize (third-person singular simple present legitimizes, present participle legitimizing, simple past and past participle legitimized)
- (transitive) To make legitimate.
Usage notesEdit
- 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.
SynonymsEdit
- legitimate (verb)
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
to make legitimate
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