英语词汇“legitimize”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

legitimizelegitimize /lɪˈdʒɪt̮əˌmaɪz/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYlegitimize

Origin: 1800-1900 Latin legitimus; ➔ LEGITIMATE

VERB TABLE

legitimize

Simple Form
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

Continuous Form
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