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Definition of Legitimize
1. Verb. Make legal. "Marijuana should be legalized"
Generic synonyms: Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit
Specialized synonyms: Monetise, Monetize
Antonyms: Criminalise, Criminalize, Outlaw, Outlaw
Derivative terms: Legalisation, Legalization, Legitimacy, Legitimation
Definition of Legitimize
1. v. t. To legitimate.
Definition of Legitimize
1. Verb. (transitive) to make legitimate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Legitimize
1. [v -MIZED, -MIZING, -MIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Legitimize
Literary usage of Legitimize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Legitimate dates from 1586, legitimatize from 1791, and legitimize from 1848.
... While growth in the usage of legitimatize and especially of legitimize did ..."
2. A History of French Private Law by Jean Brissaud, Rapelje Howell (1912)
"1 The pope, the emperor, the king and the lords competed with one another for
the right to legitimize by letters. Philip Augustus had the pope (Innocent III ..."
3. Essays on the Early History of the Church and the Ministry by Henry Barclay Swete (1918)
"So far we have found two theories of the relation of Baptism to the Church: the
theory that the Church cannot legitimize any baptism given outside the ..."
4. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"In other stales (N. Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and New Mexico) the putative
father can legitimize the child by process in court. ..."
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