illegitimatize

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verb

To illegitimize

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Meanings

verbillegitimatize (third-person singular simple present illegitimatizes, present participle illegitimatizing, simple past and past participle illegitimatized)

present singular third person illegitimatizes · participle present illegitimatizing · participle past illegitimatized · past illegitimatized

  1. transitiveTo illegitimize

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
illegitimize

Origin

From illegitimate + -ize.

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APA

illegitimatize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegitimatize

MLA

“illegitimatize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegitimatize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “illegitimatize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illegitimatize.

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