legitimize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- [ləˈd͡ʒɪɾɪˌmaɪz] (Canada, General-American)
- [ləˈd͡ʒɪɾəˌmaɪz] (Canada, General-American)
- /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪˌmaɪz/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ləˈd͡ʒɪtəˌmaɪz/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪmɑɪz/ (Australia)
- /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪmaɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ləˈd͡ʒɪɾɪˌmɑɪz] (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
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 legitimize From legitimate + -ize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To make legitimate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| legitimizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| legitimizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| legitimise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| legitimized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| legitimized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
legitimizer · relegitimize · illegitimize · legitimization · legitimizable · delegitimize · illegitimatize
Synonyms
Translations (29)
uk легітимізува́ти (to make legitimate) · fi legitimoida (to make legitimate) · ru легитимизи́ровать (to make legitimate) · fr légitimiser (to make legitimate) · ru узако́нить (to make legitimate) · bg узаконявам (to make legitimate) · be легітымі́раваць (to make legitimate) · cmn 使合法 (to make legitimate) · sh opravdati (to make legitimate) · bg узаконя́ (to make legitimate) · ca legitimar (to make legitimate) · nl legitimeren (to make legitimate) · sv legitimera (to make legitimate) · uk узако́нювати (to make legitimate) · it legittimare (to make legitimate) · es legitimar (to make legitimate) · sh legitimirati (to make legitimate) · ru легитими́ровать (to make legitimate) · cmn 合法化 (to make legitimate) · be узако́ньваць (to make legitimate) · de legitimieren (to make legitimate) · pt legitimar (to make legitimate) · be узако́ніць (to make legitimate) · tr meşrulaştırmak (to make legitimate) · ja 合法化する (to make legitimate) · uk узако́нити (to make legitimate) · be легітымізава́ць (to make legitimate) · ru узако́нивать (to make legitimate) · es legitimizar (to make legitimate)