verb (used with object), le·git·i·mized, le·git·i·miz·ing.
- to make legitimate.
verb
- (tr) to make legitimate; legalize
v.1795, from Latin legitimus (see legitimate) + -ize. Earlier was legitimatize (1791). Related: Legitimized; legitimizing.
verb (used with object), le·git·i·mized, le·git·i·miz·ing.
verb
v.1795, from Latin legitimus (see legitimate) + -ize. Earlier was legitimatize (1791). Related: Legitimized; legitimizing.