legitymizować

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin legitimare + -izować, from Latin lēgitimus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛ.ɡi.tɨ.miˈzɔ.vat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: le‧gi‧ty‧mi‧zo‧wać

Verb

legitymizować impf

  1. (transitive, usually derogatory) to legitimize (to make legitimate)

Usage notes

Usually used in the pejorative meaning "to passively support criminal or otherwise unacceptable behavior, to deliberately fail to denounce".

Conjugation

adjective
  • legitymacyjny
  • legitymizacyjny
nouns
verb

Further reading

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