legitimieren
German
Etymology
From Latin legitimare, ultimately from lēgitimus (“lawful, legal, legitimate”); equivalent to legitim + -ieren (“-ize, -ify”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [leɡitiˈmiːʁən]
- Hyphenation: le‧gi‧ti‧mie‧ren
Verb
legitimieren (weak, third-person singular present legitimiert, past tense legitimierte, past participle legitimiert, auxiliary haben)
- to legitimize
- Synonyms: für rechtmäßig erklären, für legitim erklären, als rechtmäßig anerkennen
- Antonym: delegitimieren
Conjugation
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Derived terms
- Legitimieren
- Legitimierung
- legitimierend
- legitimiert
- legitimierbar
Further reading
- “legitimieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “legitimieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “legitimieren” in Duden online
- “legitimieren” in OpenThesaurus.de
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