illegitimize
[ il-i-jit-uh-mahyz ]
verb (used with object),il·le·git·i·mized, il·le·git·i·miz·ing.
to make illegitimate: The decree illegitimized his heirs.
Origin of illegitimize
1First recorded in 1855–60; illegitim(ate) + -ize
- Also especially British, il·le·git·i·mise .
- Also il·le·git·i·ma·tize, especially British, il·le·git·i·ma·tise [il-i-jit-uh-muh-tahyz] /ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə məˌtaɪz/ .
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How to use illegitimize in a sentence
Sometimes they would illegitimize two or three generations in order to find a marriage within the forbidden degrees.
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