Meanings
verblegitimize (third-person singular simple present legitimizes, present participle legitimizing, simple past and past participle legitimized)
present singular third person legitimizes · participle present legitimizing · participle past legitimized · past legitimized · alternative legitimise
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo make legitimate.
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verbmake legal
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian узаконявам, узаконя́
- узаконявам (uzakonjavam)to make legitimate
- узаконя́ (uzakonjá)to make legitimate
Catalan legitimar
- legitimarto make legitimate
Chinese Mandarin 使合法, 合法化
- 使合法 (shǐ héfǎ)to make legitimate
- 合法化 (héfǎhuà)to make legitimate
Dutch legitimeren
- legitimerento make legitimate
Finnish legitimoida
- legitimoidato make legitimate
French légitimiser
- légitimiserto make legitimate
German legitimieren
- legitimierento make legitimate
Italian legittimare
- legittimareto make legitimate
Japanese 合法化する
- 合法化する (gōhōka suru)to make legitimate
Portuguese legitimar
- legitimarto make legitimate
Russian легитими́ровать, легитимизи́ровать
- легитими́ровать (legitimírovatʹ)to make legitimate
- легитимизи́ровать (legitimizírovatʹ)to make legitimate
- узако́нивать (uzakónivatʹ)to make legitimate
- узако́нить (uzakónitʹ)to make legitimate
Spanish legitimar, legitimizar
- legitimarto make legitimate
- legitimizarto make legitimate
Swedish legitimera
- legitimerato make legitimate
Turkish meşrulaştırmak
- meşrulaştırmakto make legitimate
Ukrainian легітимізува́ти, узако́нювати
- легітимізува́ти (lehitymizuváty)to make legitimate
- узако́нювати (uzakónjuvaty)to make legitimate
- узако́нити (uzakónyty)to make legitimate
Cite this entry
APA
legitimize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legitimize
MLA
“legitimize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legitimize. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legitimize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legitimize.
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