legitimize
pronunciation
How to pronounce legitimize in British English:
UK [lɪˈdʒɪtəmaɪz]
How to pronounce legitimize in American English:
US [ləˈdʒɪtəˌmaɪz]
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- Verb:
- make legal
Word Origin
- legitimize (v.)
- 1795, from Latin legitimus (see legitimate) + -ize. Earlier was legitimatize (1791). Related: Legitimized; legitimizing.
Example
- 1. So the coastal waters of the yellow sea have long been the " theater " in which pyongyang could most easily provoke a crisis , and most easily legitimize it .
- 2. But recently , president dmitri a. medvedev of russia has been seeking to expand and legitimize the domestic russian internet industry - and move it away from its reputation as a playground for hackers , pornographers and authors of darkly ingenious viruses .
- 3. " Sexualized portrayals of women have been found to legitimize or exacerbate violence against women and girls , as well as sexual harassment and anti-women attitudes among men and boys , " hatton said .