legitimize
[ li-jit-uh-mahyz ]
/ lɪˈdʒɪt əˌmaɪz /
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verb (used with object), le·git·i·mized, le·git·i·miz·ing.
to make legitimate.
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Also especially British, le·git·i·mise . Also le·git·i·ma·tize, especially British, le·git·i·ma·tise [li-jit-uh-muh-tahyz] /lɪˈdʒɪt ə məˌtaɪz/ .
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le·git·i·mi·za·tion, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH legitimize
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How to use legitimize in a sentence
This is the sanction invoked to legitimise every adventure in invasion and colonisation.
The Open Secret of Ireland|T. M. KettleIn them Goethe's words were fulfilled: "None are so Legitimist as those who can legitimise themselves."
Carlo Malatesta went to infinite trouble to legitimise Galeotto and Sigismondo, his brother's illegitimate children.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3)|James DennistounTo-day or never he will say to me, 'A marriage must legitimise the birth of our child!'
The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6|Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for legitimize
legitimize
legitimise legitimatize or legitimatise (lɪˈdʒɪtɪməˌtaɪz)
/ (lɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to make legitimate; legalize
Derived forms of legitimize
legitimization, legitimisation, legitimatization or legitimatisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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