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legitimatize

[li-jit-uh-muh-tahyz]

verb (used with object), -tized, -tiz·ing.

to make legitimate.

Also, especially British, le·git·i·ma·tise.

Origin:
1785–95; legitimate + -ize

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given to using long words.

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

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legitimize, legitimise, legitimatize or legitimatise (lɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmaɪz, lɪˈdʒɪtɪməˌtaɪz)

—vb
	(tr) to make legitimate; legalize

legitimise, legitimise, legitimatize or legitimatise

—vb

legitimatize, legitimise, legitimatize or legitimatise

—vb

legitimatise, legitimise, legitimatize or legitimatise

—vb

legitimi'zation, legitimise, legitimatize or legitimatise

—n

legitimi'sation, legitimise, legitimatize or legitimatise

—n

legitimati'zation, legitimise, legitimatize or legitimatise

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legitimati'sation, legitimise, legitimatize or legitimatise

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