legitimieren

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German

Etymology

From Latin legitimare, ultimately from lēgitimus (lawful, legal, legitimate); equivalent to legitim +‎ -ieren (-ize, -ify).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: le‧gi‧ti‧mie‧ren

Verb

legitimieren (weak, third-person singular present legitimiert, past tense legitimierte, past participle legitimiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to legitimize
    Synonyms: für rechtmäßig erklären, für legitim erklären, als rechtmäßig anerkennen
    Antonym: delegitimieren

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