different between legitimize vs legitimizer

legitimize

English

Alternative forms

  • legitimise

Etymology

legitimate +? -ize

Pronunciation

  • (verb) IPA(key): /l??d??t?ma?z/

Verb

legitimize (third-person singular simple present legitimizes, present participle legitimizing, simple past and past participle legitimized)

  1. (transitive) To make legitimate.
Usage notes
  • Forms of legitimize are about twice as common as forms of the verb legitimate in the US.
  • Forms of legitimate are somewhat more common than the forms of the verbs legitimize and legitimise in the UK combined.

Synonyms

  • legitimate (verb)

Derived terms

  • delegitimize
  • illegitimatize
  • illegitimize

Translations

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legitimizer

English

Etymology

legitimize +? -er

Noun

legitimizer (plural legitimizers)

  1. One who, or that which, legitimizes.

Alternative forms

  • legitimiser

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