legitimize
🇺🇸
/lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪz/
🇬🇧
/lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪz/
verb
R
To make something seem right or acceptable when it might not be.
The new law aims to legitimize the use of certain medical treatments.
R
To make something legal or officially accepted.
The court's decision will legitimize the practice of same-sex marriage.
R
To give a child born to unmarried parents the same legal status as a child born to married parents.
The policy seeks to legitimize children born out of wedlock by providing them with equal rights.
translation
To make something seem right or acceptable when it might not be.; To make something legal or officially accepted.; To give a child born to unmarried parents the same legal status as a child born to married parents.
Word Forms
3rd Present
legitimizes
Past
legitimized
Perfect
legitimized
Progressive
legitimizing