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le·git·i·mize
(lə-jĭt′ə-mīz′)tr.v.le·git·i·mized,le·git·i·miz·ing,le·git·i·miz·es
To make legitimate, as:
a. To give legal force or status to; make lawful.
b. To sanction formally or officially; authorize.
c. To demonstrate or declare to be justified.
le·git′i·mi·za′tion(-mĭ-zā′shən) n.
le·git′i·miz′er n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
legitimize
(lɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmaɪz)orlegitimise
;legitimatize
(lɪˈdʒɪtɪməˌtaɪz)orlegitimatise
vb
(Law) (tr) to make legitimate; legalize
leˌgitimiˈzation,leˌgitimiˈsation,leˌgitimatiˈzation,leˌgitimatiˈsationn
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
le•git•i•mate
(adj., n. lɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt;v. -ˌmeɪt)adj.,v.-mat•ed, -mat•ing,
n.adj.
1. according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
2. in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards.
3. born of legally married parents: legitimate children.
4. in accordance with the laws of reasoning; valid; logical: a legitimate conclusion.
5. resting on or ruling by the principle of hereditary right: a legitimate sovereign.
6. justified; genuine: a legitimate complaint.
7. of the normal or regular type or kind.
8. of or pertaining to professionally produced stage plays, as distinguished from burlesque, vaudeville, etc.
v.t. 9. to make lawful or legal; pronounce as lawful: Parliament legitimated her accession to the throne.
10. to confer legitimacy upon (a bastard).
11. to show or declare to be legitimate or proper.
12. to justify; sanction or authorize.
n. 13. a person who is established as being legitimate.
[1485–95; < Medieval Latinlēgitimātus, past participle oflēgitimāre to make lawful, derivative of Latinlēgitimus lawful, legal <lēg-, s. oflēx law]
le•git′i•mate•ly,adv.
le•git′i•mate•ness,n.
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legitimize
Past participle:legitimized
Gerund:legitimizing
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legitimize |
legitimize |
Present |
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I legitimize |
you legitimize |
he/she/it legitimizes |
we legitimize |
you legitimize |
they legitimize |
Preterite |
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I legitimized |
you legitimized |
he/she/it legitimized |
we legitimized |
you legitimized |
they legitimized |
Present Continuous |
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I am legitimizing |
you are legitimizing |
he/she/it is legitimizing |
we are legitimizing |
you are legitimizing |
they are legitimizing |
Present Perfect |
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I have legitimized |
you have legitimized |
he/she/it has legitimized |
we have legitimized |
you have legitimized |
they have legitimized |
Past Continuous |
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I was legitimizing |
you were legitimizing |
he/she/it was legitimizing |
we were legitimizing |
you were legitimizing |
they were legitimizing |
Past Perfect |
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I had legitimized |
you had legitimized |
he/she/it had legitimized |
we had legitimized |
you had legitimized |
they had legitimized |
Future |
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I will legitimize |
you will legitimize |
he/she/it will legitimize |
we will legitimize |
you will legitimize |
they will legitimize |
Future Perfect |
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I will have legitimized |
you will have legitimized |
he/she/it will have legitimized |
we will have legitimized |
you will have legitimized |
they will have legitimized |
Future Continuous |
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I will be legitimizing |
you will be legitimizing |
he/she/it will be legitimizing |
we will be legitimizing |
you will be legitimizing |
they will be legitimizing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been legitimizing |
you have been legitimizing |
he/she/it has been legitimizing |
we have been legitimizing |
you have been legitimizing |
they have been legitimizing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been legitimizing |
you will have been legitimizing |
he/she/it will have been legitimizing |
we will have been legitimizing |
you will have been legitimizing |
they will have been legitimizing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been legitimizing |
you had been legitimizing |
he/she/it had been legitimizing |
we had been legitimizing |
you had been legitimizing |
they had been legitimizing |
Conditional |
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I would legitimize |
you would legitimize |
he/she/it would legitimize |
we would legitimize |
you would legitimize |
they would legitimize |
Past Conditional |
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I would have legitimized |
you would have legitimized |
he/she/it would have legitimized |
we would have legitimized |
you would have legitimized |
they would have legitimized |
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Verb | 1. | legitimize - make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" countenance,permit,allow,let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
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legitimize
legitimiseverblegalize,permit,sanction,legitimate,authorize,give the green light to,pronounce lawfulThese images serve to legitimize violence and cruelty.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
legitimize
verbTo make lawful:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
legitimize
[lɪˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz]legitimise(British)vt (=condone) →légitimer
(=approve officially) →légitimer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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