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legitimize
le·git·i·mize [ lə jítti mz ] (past and past participle le·git·i·mized, present participle le·git·i·miz·ing, 3rd person present singular le·git·i·miz·es)


transitive verb 
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Same as  legitimate (sense 1) (sense 2)

[Mid-19th century. < Latin legitimus (see legitimate)]

le·git·i·mi·za·tion [ lə jìttimi záysh'n ] noun
le·git·i·miz·er [ lə jítti mzər ] noun
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