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legitimize
le·git·i·mize L0109500 (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.legitimize (lɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmaɪz) or legitimise; legitimatize (lɪˈdʒɪtɪməˌtaɪz) or legitimatisevb (Law) (tr) to make legitimate; legalize leˌgitimiˈzation, leˌgitimiˈsation, leˌgitimatiˈzation, leˌgitimatiˈsation nle•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 Latin lēgitimātus, past participle of lēgitimāre to make lawful, derivative of Latin lēgitimus lawful, legal <lēg-, s. of lēx law] le•git′i•mate•ly, adv. le•git′i•mate•ness, n. legitimize
Past participle: legitimized
Gerund: legitimizing
| Imperative |
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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 |
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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 |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | legitimize - make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimisecountenance, 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"monetise, monetize - give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country; "They monetized the lira" |
legitimize legitimiseverb legalize, permit, sanction, legitimate, authorize, give the green light to, pronounce lawful These images serve to legitimize violence and cruelty.legitimizeverbTo make lawful:legalize, legitimate, legitimatize.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeelegitimateFinancialSeeLegitimatelegitimize
Related to legitimize: idealize, protrude, correspond, fluctuate, writhingSynonyms for legitimizeverb legalizeSynonyms- legalize
- permit
- sanction
- legitimate
- authorize
- give the green light to
- pronounce lawful
Synonyms for legitimizeverb to make lawfulSynonyms- legalize
- legitimate
- legitimatize
Synonyms for legitimizeverb make legalSynonyms- decriminalise
- decriminalize
- legalise
- legalize
- legitimate
- legitimatise
- legitimatize
- legitimise
Related Words- countenance
- permit
- allow
- let
- monetise
- monetize
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