relegitimize

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verb

To make legitimate again.

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Meanings

verbrelegitimize (third-person singular simple present relegitimizes, present participle relegitimizing, simple past and past participle relegitimized)

present singular third person relegitimizes · participle present relegitimizing · participle past relegitimized · past relegitimized

  1. To make legitimate again.

Origin

From re- + legitimize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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