legitimize
verb/lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪz/
/lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪz/
(British English also legitimise)
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they legitimize | /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪz/ /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪz/ |
| he / she / it legitimizes | /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzɪz/ /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple legitimized | /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzd/ /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzd/ |
| past participle legitimized | /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzd/ /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzd/ |
| -ing form legitimizing | /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzɪŋ/ /lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪzɪŋ/ |
- legitimize something to make something that is wrong or unfair seem acceptable
- The movie has been criticized for apparently legitimizing violence.
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- legitimize something to make something legal synonym legalizeTopics Law and justicec2
- legitimize somebody to give a child whose parents are not married to each other the same rights as those whose parents are
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