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le⋅git⋅i⋅mize

  [li-jit-uh-mahyz]
Use legitimize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -mized, -miz⋅ing.
to make legitimate.
Also, especially British, le⋅git⋅i⋅mise.

Origin:
1840–50; < L lēgitim(us) (see legitim ) + -ize

Related forms:
le⋅git⋅i⋅mi⋅za⋅tion, noun
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le·git·i·mize   (lə-jĭt'ə-mīz')   
tr.v.   le·git·i·mized, le·git·i·miz·ing, le·git·i·miz·es
To legitimate.
le·git'i·mi·za'tion (-mĭ-zā'shən) n., le·git'i·miz'er n.
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Main Entry: le·git·i·mize
Pronunciation: l&-'ji-t&-"mIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -mized; -miz·ing
: LEGALIZE, LEGITIMATE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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