legitimize
verb(British English also legitimise)
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they legitimize | |
| he / she / it legitimizes | |
| past simple legitimized | |
| past participle legitimized | |
| -ing form legitimizing |
- legitimize something
to make something that is wrong or unfair seem acceptable 使（坏事或不正当的事）看起来可以接受 - legitimize something
to make something legal 使合法 - legitimize somebody
to give a child whose parents are not married to each other the same rights as those whose parents are 赋予（非婚生子）合法权利