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legitimatize en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English legitimate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English legitimatize From legitimate + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make legitimate.
  2. (transitive) To legalize.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
legitimatizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
legitimatized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
legitimatized Tense=Past lexicographic
legitimatizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

delegitimatize