how to pronounce legitimize

/lədˈʒɪtəˌmaɪz/

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legitimize is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of legitimize in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… continue to do legitimize the narrative …”

meanings of legitimize

verb:

To make legitimate.

legitimize frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word legitimize occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics legitimize can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that legitimize can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;