legitimize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɪˈdʒɪtəˌmaɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(li jit′ə mīz′)

Inflections of 'legitimize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
legitimizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
legitimizing
v pres p (US & UK)
legitimized
v past (US & UK)
legitimized
v past p (US & UK)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
legitimize [sth],
also UK: legitimise [sth]⇒ vtr		 (validate, justify [sth])legitimar⇒ vtr
  aprobar⇒ vtr
  validar⇒ vtr
 You need to punish your kids instead of legitimizing their bad behavior.
 Tienes que castigar a tus hijos en vez de legitimar su mal comportamiento.
legitimize [sth],
also UK: legitimise [sth] vtr		 (make [sth] lawful)legitimar⇒ vtr
 The Supreme Court just legitimized same-sex marriage.
 La corte suprema acaba de legitimar el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo.
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'legitimize' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
legitimar - legitimizar


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