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Verb: legitimise  lu'ji-tu,mIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: legitimize)
  1. Make legal
    - legalize, legalise [Brit], decriminalize, decriminalise [Brit], legitimize, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise [Brit]

Derived forms: legitimised, legitimises, legitimising

Type of: allow, countenance, let, permit

Encyclopedia: Legitimise

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