legitimize

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɪˈdʒɪtəˌmaɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(li jit′ə mīz′)

Inflections of 'legitimize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
legitimizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
legitimizing
v pres p (US & UK)
legitimized
v past (US & UK)
legitimized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
le•git•i•mize /lɪˈdʒɪtəˌmaɪz/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -mized, -miz•ing. 
  1. to legitimate.
le•git•i•mi•za•tion /lɪˌdʒɪtəməˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -leg-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
le•git•i•mize  (li jit′ə mīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -mized, -miz•ing. 
  1. to make legitimate.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] le•git′i•mise′. 
  • Latin lēgitim(us) (see legitim) + -ize
  • 1840–50
le•git′i•mi•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
legitimize, legitimise /lɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmaɪz/legitimatize, legitimatise /lɪˈdʒɪtɪməˌtaɪz/ vb
  1. (transitive) to make legitimate; legalize
leˌgitimiˈzation, leˌgitimiˈsation, leˌgitimatiˈzation, leˌgitimatiˈsation n
'legitimize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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