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legitimatize [lıˈdʒıtımətaız] VB trans

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legitimate [lıˈdʒıtımıt] ADJ

4. legitimate:

legitimate
正规的 zhèngguīde
▶ legitimately ADV
▶ legitimation [lıˌdʒıtıˈmeıʃən] N

illegitimate [ˌılıˈdʒıtımıt] ADJ

2. illegitimate:

illegitimate
私生的 sīshēngde
an illegitimate child
私生子
▶ illegitimately ADV

victimize, victimise [ˈvıktımaız] VB trans

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minimize, minimise [ˈmınımaız] VB trans

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legalize, legalise [ˈliːgəlaız] VB trans

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digitize, digitise [ˈdıdʒıtaız] VB trans

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digitize
使数字化 shǐ shùzìhuà
▶ digitization, digitisation [ˌdıdʒıtaıˈzeıʃən] N

itemize [ˈaıtəmaız] VB trans

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He attempted to legitimize his son by this marriage and his will named his son as his heir.
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However, he recognized that he could use them to legitimize and help consolidate any conquests he made.
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Dodge's attempts to legitimize pro football take a life of its own.
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Forged pedigrees and registration papers were sometimes used to legitimize these sales.
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Neither of the referendums have been legitimized by any outside governments.
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They are all (more or less sophisticated) ways to legitimize established institutions.
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At these rites, "pantangs" (taboos) were carefully observed - the wedding rituals had to be legitimized and witnessed by elders, deities and ancestors.
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Over time, the small neighborhood classes began to legitimize and take on more of the look and feel of a guild.
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Critics argue that this implies that peaceful possession of property in the present legitimizes theft and/or trespass in the past.
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Community leaders were divided on whether to accept these donations, some fearing that accepting dirty money would legitimize the exploitation of women.
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