illegitimize

American  

[il-i-jit-uh-mahyz] / ɪl ɪˈdʒɪt əˌmaɪz /

especially British, illegitimise especially british, illegitimatize,

verb (used with object)

illegitimized, illegitimizing

1. to make illegitimate.

   The decree illegitimized his heirs.

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Etymology

Origin of illegitimize

First recorded in 1855–60; illegitim(ate) + -ize

Example Sentences

Now, there are extremes on both sides that I think are unfair, that I don’t think are the right place to be — the extreme left and extreme right completely illegitimize the other side, the liberal and conservative side, which we need in certain places,” he continued.

From Washington Times

“Now there are extremes on both sides that I think are unfair, that I don’t think are the right place to be. The extreme left and the extreme right completely illegitimize the other side, the liberal and conservative side, which we need in certain places. The two extremes illgeitimze those two sides. Or they exaggerate that side’s stance into an irrational state that makes no sense and that’s not fair when either side does that.”

From Fox News

They can marry and unmarry, bind and loosen, legitimize or illegitimize, by a vote 'of the House;' and by a vote of society they can do just as much: make a swindling railroad contractor the first man in London, and, if they liked it, and saw it suited their book, they could make Kit Davis a member of White's, or the Carlton; and once they did it, girl, they 'd think twice before they 'd try to undo it again.

From Project Gutenberg

Antonyms: illegalize, illegitimize. legate, n. ambassador, envoy, representative. legation, n. embassy. legend, n. fable, myth; posy, inscription, motto. legendary, a. mythical, traditional. legerdemain, n. jugglery, sleight of hand. legible, a. readable, decipherable.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes they would illegitimize two or three generations in order to find a marriage within the forbidden degrees.

From Project Gutenberg