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legitimizelegitimize /lɪˈdʒɪt̮əˌmaɪz/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYlegitimizeOrigin: 1800-1900 Latin legitimus; ➔ LEGITIMATE VERB TABLElegitimize |
Present | I, you, we, they | legitimize | | he, she, it | legitimizes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | legitimized | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have legitimized | | he, she, it | has legitimized | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had legitimized | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will legitimize | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have legitimized |
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Present | I | am legitimizing | | he, she, it | is legitimizing | | you, we, they | are legitimizing | Past | I, he, she, it | was legitimizing | | you, we, they | were legitimizing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been legitimizing | | he, she, it | has been legitimizing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been legitimizing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be legitimizing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been legitimizing |
1to make something, especially something that is unfair or morally wrong, seem acceptable and right: The media helped to legitimize the use of force by government troops.2to make something official or legal that had not been before: Elections will be held to legitimize the current regime.3law to make a child legitimate |