relegitimate

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verb

To make legitimate again.

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Meanings

verbrelegitimate (third-person singular simple present relegitimates, present participle relegitimating, simple past and past participle relegitimated)

present singular third person relegitimates · participle present relegitimating · participle past relegitimated · past relegitimated

  1. To make legitimate again.

Origin

From re- + legitimate.

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Cite this entry
APA

relegitimate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relegitimate

MLA

“relegitimate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relegitimate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relegitimate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relegitimate.

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