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/li jit"euh meuh tuyz'/, v.t., legitimatized, legitimatizing.to make legitimate.Also, esp. Brit., legitimatise.[1785-95; LEGITIMATE + -IZE]
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legitimatize
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legitimatize — transitive verb ( tized; tizing) Date: 1791 legitimate … New Collegiate Dictionary
legitimatize — verb a) To make legitimate. b) To legalize … Wiktionary
legitimatize — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make lawful: legalize, legitimate, legitimize. See LAW … English dictionary for students
legitimatize — le·git·i·ma·tize … English syllables
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