legitimize

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legitimize

/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪmaɪz/ UK
/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪˌmaɪz/ Canada, US
[ləˈd͡ʒɪɾɪˌmaɪz] Canada, US
/ləˈd͡ʒɪtəˌmaɪz/ Canada, US
[ləˈd͡ʒɪɾəˌmaɪz] Canada, US
/ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪmɑɪz/ Australia
[ləˈd͡ʒɪɾɪˌmɑɪz] Australia

verb legitimizes · legitimizing · legitimized · legitimise

transitive To make legitimate.
Similar: legitimate

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verb to make legitimate

Español	legitimar, legitimizar
日本語	合法化する gōhōka suru
中文	使合法 shǐ héfǎ, 合法化 héfǎhuà
Português	legitimar
Français	légitimiser
Deutsch	legitimieren
Italiano	legittimare
Русский	легитими́ровать legitimírovatʹ, легитимизи́ровать legitimizírovatʹ, узако́нивать uzakónivatʹ, узако́нить uzakónitʹ

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@misc{legitimize_2026,
  title = {legitimize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legitimize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}