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relegitimize

relegitimize verb: to make legitimate again.

Verb

relegitimize (third-person singular simple present relegitimizes, present participle relegitimizing, simple past and past participle relegitimized)

  1. To make legitimate again.

Forms of relegitimize

third-person singular presentrelegitimizes
present participlerelegitimizing
past participlerelegitimized
pastrelegitimized

Origin of relegitimize

From re- + legitimize.

Questions about relegitimize

What does relegitimize mean?
Relegitimize means to make legitimate again.
What part of speech is relegitimize?
Relegitimize is a verb.
What is the past tense of relegitimize?
The past tense of relegitimize is relegitimized.

Words near relegitimize in the dictionary

  1. relegitimates
  2. relegitimating
  3. relegitimation
  4. relegitimations
  5. relegitimization
  6. relegitimize
  7. relegitimized
  8. relegitimizes
  9. relegitimizing
  10. relend
  11. relending

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