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    LEGITIMIZE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they legitimize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it legitimizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: legitimized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: legitimized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: legitimizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Make legalplay

    Example:

    Marijuana should be legalized

    Synonyms:

    decriminalise; decriminalize; legalise; legalize; legitimate; legitimatise; legitimatize; legitimise; legitimize

    Classified under:

    Verbs of political and social activities and events

    Hypernyms (to "legitimize" is one way to...):

    allow; countenance; let; permit (consent to, give permission)

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "legitimize"):

    monetise; monetize (give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s something

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