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Legitimize
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le·git·i·mize
/
lɪˈdʒɪt
əˌmaɪz
/
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[
li-
jit
-
uh
-mahyz
]
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verb (used with object),
le·git·i·mized,
le·git·i·miz·ing.
to make
legitimate
.
Also,
especially British,
le·git·i·mise.
Origin:
1840–50;
<
Latin
lēgitim
(
us
) (see
legitim
) +
-ize
Related forms
le·git·i·mi·za·tion,
noun
Can be confused:
legitimate
,
legitimize.
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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
—
n
legitimati'sation
,
legitimise
,
legitimatize
or
legitimatise
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
legitimize
1848, from L. legitimus (see
legitimate
). Earlier was legitimatize (1791).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Addressing the rumor at this stage, he and others felt, merely appeared to
legitimize
it.
What to say to
legitimize
your report and motivate people to look deeper.
But make no mistake: its system does not
legitimize
autocracy or command
economics, either.
They believe farming would only enlarge the market for animal parts and
legitimize
the chain of demand and supply.
Brutal conditions at home
legitimize
domination abroad.
Popular opinion cannot
legitimize
an objective truth, but on the contrary only one's opinion can form a subjective one.
Worked with the county to
legitimize
and clarify public and administrative access into state land.
Ancestors are being used to
legitimize
the power and status of the cacique.
The growing culture of silence helps to
legitimize
witness intimidation.
Attempts to
legitimize
this practice disparage the rule of law.
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