legitimise
əˌmaɪzAlso, especially British, le·git·i·mise.
Related forms
le·git·i·mi·za·tion, noun
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legitimize, legitimise, legitimatize or legitimatise (lɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmaɪz, lɪˈdʒɪtɪməˌtaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| —n | |
| legitimati'sation, legitimise, legitimatize or legitimatise | |
| —n | |
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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 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
legitimize
1848, from L. legitimus (see legitimate). Earlier was legitimatize (1791).
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