单词 | legitimize |
释义 | legitimizev. transitive. = legitimatize v. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [verb (transitive)] > legalize leala1375 legitimate1596 civilize1643 legitimize1646 justify1651 legalize1652 legitimatize1693 decriminalize1972 society > law > rule of law > [verb (transitive)] > legalize > make (person) legitimate legitimate1577 legitimize1646 legitimatize1693 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > have a child [verb (transitive)] > render legitimate legitimate1577 legitimize1646 legitimatize1693 society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > justify [verb (transitive)] > justify or sanction warrant1578 privilege1594 warrantise1600 legitimate1611 sanctify1701 sanction1876 legitimize1892 1646 T. Blake Answer to Mr. Tombes his Let. 38 The sanctification be meant (not of instrumentall but) of matrimoniall sanctification, so as to legitimize them. 1687 R. Franck Philos. Treat. Original & Production Things 72 A Light of that Beauty that illustrates Eternity, and regenerates us Plants in the Paradice of God, to legitimize us Heirs of the New Ierusalem. 1731 T. Stackhouse Refl. on Nature & Prop. of Langs. Pref. sig. a2 He offer'd them..the King's Letters Patent, to legitimize their Meetings. 1770 S. Andrews Serm. Litchfield, Connecticut 4 They had rendered void the Commandments of God, by their Traditions, in legitimizing Hypocrisy. 1848 W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc Hist. Ten Years II. iv. i. 148 The French laws oblige me to do so in order to legitimise my child [Fr. pour légitimer mon enfant]. 1892 A. B. Bruce Apologetics iii. x. 495 Such a comparison..is not indispensable to legitimise the Christian's exclusive homage to Jesus. 1944 M. Irwin Young Bess i. 5 Nobody could be quite sure how the King's two daughters stood; so often had their father bastardized and legitimized them by turns. 1988 Parl. Affairs 41 411 Television in particular is seen by some as legitimising violence as a form of protest. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 15 Jan. 38/4 Following initial, fierce resistance to any deal that would legitimize a continued US military presence, Iran has proved surprisingly supportive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1646 |
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