"legitimize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ləˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/ [verb] Forms: legitimizes [present, singular, third-person], legitimizing [participle, present], legitimized [participle, past], legitimized [past]
Etymology: legitimate + -ize Etymology templates: {{af|en|legitimate|-ize}} legitimate + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} legitimize (third-person singular simple present legitimizes, present participle legitimizing, simple past and past participle legitimized)
  1. (transitive) To make legitimate. Tags: transitive Synonyms: legitimate [verb], legitimise Derived forms: delegitimize, illegitimatize, illegitimize Translations (to make legitimate): легітымізава́ць (ljehitymizavácʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), легітымі́раваць (ljehitymíravacʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), узако́ньваць (uzakónʹvacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), узако́ніць (uzakónicʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), узаконявам (uzakonjavam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), узаконя́ (uzakonjá) [perfective] (Bulgarian), legitimar (Catalan), 使合法 (shǐ héfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), 合法化 (héfǎhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), legitimeren (Dutch), legitimoida (Finnish), légitimiser (French), legitimieren (German), legittimare (Italian), 合法化する (gōhōka suru) (alt: ごうほうかする) (Japanese), legitimar (Portuguese), легитими́ровать (legitimírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), легитимизи́ровать (legitimizírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), узако́нивать (uzakónivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), узако́нить (uzakónitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), legitimirati (Serbo-Croatian), opravdati (Serbo-Croatian), legitimar (Spanish), legitimizar (Spanish), legitimera (Swedish), meşrulaştırmak (Turkish), легітимізува́ти (lehitymizuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian), узако́нювати (uzakónjuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), узако́нити (uzakónyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)

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      "sense": "to make legitimate",
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