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illegitimize

illegitimize verb: to make illegitimate.

Verb

illegitimize (third-person singular simple present illegitimizes, present participle illegitimizing, simple past and past participle illegitimized)

  1. (transitive) To make illegitimate.
    Synonyms:
    illegitimatize

Synonyms of illegitimize

Forms of illegitimize

third-person singular presentillegitimizes
present participleillegitimizing
past participleillegitimized
pastillegitimized
alternative formillegitimise

Origin of illegitimize

See illegitimate, -ize.

Questions about illegitimize

What does illegitimize mean?
Illegitimize means to make illegitimate.
What part of speech is illegitimize?
Illegitimize is a verb.
What is the past tense of illegitimize?
The past tense of illegitimize is illegitimized.

Words near illegitimize in the dictionary

  1. illegitimatizing
  2. illegitimise
  3. illegitimised
  4. illegitimises
  5. illegitimising
  6. illegitimize
  7. illegitimized
  8. illegitimizes
  9. illegitimizing
  10. illeism
  11. illeisms

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