illegitimatize

il·le·git·i·ma·tize

[il-i-jit-uh-muh-tahyz]
verb (used with object), il·le·git·i·ma·tized, il·le·git·i·ma·tiz·ing.
to make illegitimate: The decree illegitimatized his heirs.
Also, especially British, il·le·git·i·ma·tise.


Origin:
1805–15; illegitimate + -ize

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