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legitimate
le·git·i·mate L0109200 (lə-jĭt′ə-mĭt)adj.1. a. Being in compliance with the law; lawful: a legitimate business.b. Being in accordance with established or accepted rules and standards: legitimate advertising practices.c. Valid or justifiable: a legitimate complaint.d. Based on logical reasoning: a legitimate deduction.2. Born of legally married parents: legitimate offspring.3. Of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right: a legitimate monarch.4. Of or relating to drama of high professional quality that excludes burlesque, vaudeville, and some forms of musical comedy: the legitimate theater.tr.v. (-māt′) le·git·i·mat·ed, le·git·i·mat·ing, le·git·i·mates To legitimize.
[Middle English legitimat, born in wedlock, from Medieval Latin lēgitimātus, law-worthy, past participle of lēgitimāre, to make lawful, from Latin lēgitimus, legitimate, from lēx, lēg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
le·git′i·mate·ly adv.le·git′i·mate·ness n.le·git′i·ma′tion n.le·git′i·mat′or (-māt′ər) n.legitimate adj 1. born in lawful wedlock; enjoying full filial rights 2. conforming to established standards of usage, behaviour, etc 3. based on correct or acceptable principles of reasoning 4. reasonable, sensible, or valid: a legitimate question. 5. (Law) authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law 6. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right: a legitimate monarch. 7. (Theatre) of or relating to a body of famous long-established plays as distinct from films, television, vaudeville, etc: the legitimate theatre. vb (tr) to make, pronounce, or show to be legitimate [C15: from Medieval Latin lēgitimātus made legal, from lēx law] leˈgitimacy, leˈgitimateness n leˈgitimately adv leˌgitiˈmation nle•git•i•mate (adj., n. lɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt; v. -ˌmeɪt)
adj., v. -mat•ed, -mat•ing,
n. adj. 1. according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner. 2. in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards. 3. born of legally married parents: legitimate children. 4. in accordance with the laws of reasoning; valid; logical: a legitimate conclusion. 5. resting on or ruling by the principle of hereditary right: a legitimate sovereign. 6. justified; genuine: a legitimate complaint. 7. of the normal or regular type or kind. 8. of or pertaining to professionally produced stage plays, as distinguished from burlesque, vaudeville, etc. v.t. 9. to make lawful or legal; pronounce as lawful: Parliament legitimated her accession to the throne. 10. to confer legitimacy upon (a bastard). 11. to show or declare to be legitimate or proper. 12. to justify; sanction or authorize. n. 13. a person who is established as being legitimate. [1485–95; < Medieval Latin lēgitimātus, past participle of lēgitimāre to make lawful, derivative of Latin lēgitimus lawful, legal <lēg-, s. of lēx law] le•git′i•mate•ly, adv. le•git′i•mate•ness, n. legal lawful">lawful legitimate1. 'legal' and 'lawful'Legal and lawful both mean 'allowed by law'. Lawful is a formal word. A breath test showed he had drunk more than twice the legal limit for driving.Capital punishment is legal in many countries.Hunting is a lawful activity.All his activities had been perfectly lawful.2. 'legitimate'Legitimate means 'correct or acceptable according to a law or rule'. ...a legitimate business transaction.Legitimate can also mean 'justifiable under the circumstances'. Religious leaders have a legitimate reason to be concerned.If someone is legitimate, their parents were married at the time they were born. ...evidence that he was his father's legitimate son.3. another meaning of 'legal'Legal also means 'relating to the law'. You cannot use lawful or legitimate with this meaning. ...the British legal system....legal language.4. 'law' in front of nounsYou use law, not 'legal', in front of a noun when you are talking about someone or something connected with the study of law. ...a law student.He had only just received his law degree.Law also appears in the names of some places and institutions connected with the law. ...the Law Courts....the Law Society.legitimate
Past participle: legitimated
Gerund: legitimating
| Imperative |
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| legitimate | | legitimate |
| Present |
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| I legitimate | | you legitimate | | he/she/it legitimates | | we legitimate | | you legitimate | | they legitimate |
| Preterite |
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| I legitimated | | you legitimated | | he/she/it legitimated | | we legitimated | | you legitimated | | they legitimated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am legitimating | | you are legitimating | | he/she/it is legitimating | | we are legitimating | | you are legitimating | | they are legitimating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have legitimated | | you have legitimated | | he/she/it has legitimated | | we have legitimated | | you have legitimated | | they have legitimated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was legitimating | | you were legitimating | | he/she/it was legitimating | | we were legitimating | | you were legitimating | | they were legitimating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had legitimated | | you had legitimated | | he/she/it had legitimated | | we had legitimated | | you had legitimated | | they had legitimated |
| Future |
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| I will legitimate | | you will legitimate | | he/she/it will legitimate | | we will legitimate | | you will legitimate | | they will legitimate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have legitimated | | you will have legitimated | | he/she/it will have legitimated | | we will have legitimated | | you will have legitimated | | they will have legitimated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be legitimating | | you will be legitimating | | he/she/it will be legitimating | | we will be legitimating | | you will be legitimating | | they will be legitimating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been legitimating | | you have been legitimating | | he/she/it has been legitimating | | we have been legitimating | | you have been legitimating | | they have been legitimating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been legitimating | | you will have been legitimating | | he/she/it will have been legitimating | | we will have been legitimating | | you will have been legitimating | | they will have been legitimating |
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| I had been legitimating | | you had been legitimating | | he/she/it had been legitimating | | we had been legitimating | | you had been legitimating | | they had been legitimating |
| Conditional |
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| I would legitimate | | you would legitimate | | he/she/it would legitimate | | we would legitimate | | you would legitimate | | they would legitimate |
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| I would have legitimated | | you would have legitimated | | he/she/it would have legitimated | | we would have legitimated | | you would have legitimated | | they would have legitimated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | legitimate - make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimizecountenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"monetise, monetize - give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country; "They monetized the lira" | | 2. | legitimate - show or affirm to be just and legitimatevindicate, justify - show to be right by providing justification or proof; "vindicate a claim" | | 3. | legitimate - make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | Adj. | 1. | legitimate - of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawfulauthorised, authorized - endowed with authoritylegal - established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rulesvalid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"illegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful | | 2. | legitimate - based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"logicalvalid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract" | | 3. | legitimate - in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; "legitimate advertising practices"constituted, established - brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established; "the established social order"; "distrust the constituted authority"; "a team established as a member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the established Church" | | 4. | legitimate - authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government"licit, lawfullegal - established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules |
legitimateadjective1. lawful, real, true, legal, acknowledged, sanctioned, genuine, proper, authentic, statutory, authorized, rightful, kosher (informal), dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), legit (slang), licit They have demanded the restoration of the legitimate government.
lawful illegal, false, unlawful, fraudulent, illegitimate2. reasonable, just, correct, sensible, valid, warranted, logical, justifiable, well-founded, admissible That's a perfectly legitimate fear.
reasonable unfair, unreasonable, unfounded, unjustified, unsoundverb1. legitimize, allow, permit, sanction, authorize, legalize, give the green light to, legitimatize, pronounce lawful We want to legitimate this process by passing a law.legitimateadjective1. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law:innocent, lawful, legal, licit.Slang: legit.2. Being so legitimately:rightful, true.verbTo make lawful:legalize, legitimatize, legitimize.Translationslegitimate (liˈdʒitimət) adjective1. lawful. Is this procedure perfectly legitimate? 合法的 合法的2. (of a child) born to parents who are married to each other. 婚生的 合法婚姻所生的leˈgitimately adverb 合法地，婚生地 合法地leˈgitimacy noun 合法性，嫡出 合法性，正统 legitimate
legitimate1. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law 2. of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right 3. of or relating to a body of famous long-established plays as distinct from films, television, vaudeville, etc. legitimate
LegitimateTo make lawful, such as when a child is born prior to the parents' marriage and they subsequently wed and thereby confer upon the child the same legal status as those born in lawful wedlock. That which is lawful, legal, recognized by law, or in accordance with law, such as legitimate children or legitimate authority; real, valid, or genuine. Cross-references Illegitimacy. legitimateadj., adv.: 1) legal, proper, real. 2) referring to a child born to parents who are married. A baby born to parents who are not married is illegitimate, but can be made legitimate (legitimatized) by the subsequent marriage of the parents. 3) v. to make proper and/or legal. legitimate authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law.LEGITIMATE. That which is according to law; as, legitimate children, are lawful children, born in wedlock, in contradistinction to bastards; legitimate authority, or lawful power, in opposition to usurpation. Legitimate
LegitimateUsed in the context of general equities. Real interest in trading as compared to a profile stance. See: Natural.LegitimateDescribing a security or trade in which a prospective buyer intends to buy without any illegal intentions, such as price manipulation.legitimate
Synonyms for legitimateadj lawfulSynonyms- lawful
- real
- true
- legal
- acknowledged
- sanctioned
- genuine
- proper
- authentic
- statutory
- authorized
- rightful
- kosher
- dinkum
- legit
- licit
Antonyms- illegal
- false
- unlawful
- fraudulent
- illegitimate
adj reasonableSynonyms- reasonable
- just
- correct
- sensible
- valid
- warranted
- logical
- justifiable
- well-founded
- admissible
Antonyms- unfair
- unreasonable
- unfounded
- unjustified
- unsound
verb legitimizeSynonyms- legitimize
- allow
- permit
- sanction
- authorize
- legalize
- give the green light to
- legitimatize
- pronounce lawful
Synonyms for legitimateadj within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the lawSynonyms- innocent
- lawful
- legal
- licit
- legit
adj being so legitimatelySynonymsverb to make lawfulSynonyms- legalize
- legitimatize
- legitimize
Synonyms for legitimateverb make legalSynonyms- decriminalise
- decriminalize
- legalise
- legalize
- legitimatise
- legitimatize
- legitimise
- legitimize
Related Words- countenance
- permit
- allow
- let
- monetise
- monetize
verb show or affirm to be just and legitimateRelated Wordsverb make (an illegitimate child) legitimateRelated Wordsadj of marriages and offspringRelated Words- authorised
- authorized
- legal
- valid
Antonymsadj based on known statements or events or conditionsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principlesRelated Wordsadj authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with lawSynonymsRelated Words |