legitimize

== English == === Alternative forms === legitimise === Etymology === From legitimate + -ize. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪmaɪz/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪˌmaɪz/, [ləˈd͡ʒɪɾɪˌmaɪz], /ləˈd͡ʒɪtəˌmaɪz/, [ləˈd͡ʒɪɾəˌmaɪz] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪmɑɪz/, [ləˈd͡ʒɪɾɪˌmɑɪz] === Verb === legitimize (third-person singular simple present legitimizes, present participle legitimizing, simple past and past participle legitimized) (transitive) To make legitimate. ==== Usage notes ==== Forms of legitimize are about twice as common as forms of the verb legitimate in the US. Forms of legitimate are somewhat more common than the forms of the verbs legitimize and legitimise in the UK combined. ==== Synonyms ==== legitimate (verb) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====