legitimize

• legitimise

From legitimate +‎ -ize.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪmaɪz/

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪˌmaɪz/, [ləˈd͡ʒɪɾɪˌmaɪz], /ləˈd͡ʒɪtəˌmaɪz/, [ləˈd͡ʒɪɾəˌmaɪz]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪmɑɪz/, [ləˈd͡ʒɪɾɪˌmɑɪz]

legitimize (third-person singular simple present legitimizes, present participle legitimizing, simple past and past participle legitimized)

1. (transitive) To make legitimate.

• Forms of legitimize are about twice as common as forms of the verb legitimate in the US.
• Forms of legitimate are somewhat more common than the forms of the verbs legitimize and legitimise in the UK combined.

• legitimate (verb)