illegitimatize
[ il-i-jit-uh-muh-tahyz ]
/ ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə məˌtaɪz /
verb (used with object), il·le·git·i·ma·tized, il·le·git·i·ma·tiz·ing.
to make illegitimate: The decree illegitimatized his heirs.
Also
especially British,
il·le·git·i·ma·tise.
Origin of illegitimatize
First recorded in 1805–15;
illegitimate +
-ize
Words nearby illegitimatize
illegalize,
illegible,
illegit,
illegitimacy,
illegitimate,
illegitimatize,
illegitimize,
illiberal,
illich,
illicit,
illimani