illegitimatize: Meaning and Definition of

il•le•git•i•ma•tize

Pronunciation: (il"i-jit'u-mu-tīz"), [key]
— -tized, -tiz•ing.
  1. to make illegitimate: The decree illegitimatized his heirs.
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