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illegitimize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
il-le-git-imize
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make illegitimate.

Transitive verb

Etymology

See illegitimate, -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

illegitimizes (present, singular) illegitimizing (participle, present) illegitimized (participle, past) illegitimized (past) illegitimise (alternative)

Synonyms

illegitimatize

Questions

What does illegitimize mean?
To make illegitimate.
Where does illegitimize come from?
See illegitimate, -ize.

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