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illegitimize

[ il-i-jit-uh-mahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, il·le·git·i·mized, il·le·git·i·miz·ing.
  1. to make illegitimate:

    The decree illegitimized his heirs.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of illegitimize1

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

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Example Sentences

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

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