| 单词 | legitimate |
| 释义 | legitimate (once / 286 pages) 1adjv 2adjv Something legitimate is the real deal — according to the law. Legitimate has other variations of meaning. To legitimate something is to make it legal, either by passing a law or publicly recognizing it as in accordance with the law. A government can be legitimized by being invited to world talks, or a movie by winning a prestigious award. WORD FAMILYlegitimate: illegitimate, legitimacy, legitimated, legitimately, legitimates, legitimating, legitimation, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize+/illegitimacy: illegitimacies/illegitimate: illegitimacy, illegitimately, illegitimates/legitimacy: legitimacies/legitimatise: legitimatised, legitimatises, legitimatising/legitimatize: legitimatized, legitimatizes, legitimatizing/legitimise: legitimised, legitimises, legitimising/legitimize: legitimized, legitimizes, legitimizing USAGE EXAMPLESMy point is, we need to accept the results as legitimate. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) There is a legitimate other side here, though. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Some of us would like assurances that the election results are legitimate. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles legitimate advertising practices Syn constituted, established brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established 2adj based on known statements or events or conditions Syn logical valid well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force 3v show or affirm to be just and legitimate 2Hyper justify, vindicate show to be right by providing justification or proof 1adj authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law a legitimate government Syn lawful, licit legal established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules 2adj of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful Syn|Ant authorised, authorized endowed with authority legalestablished by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules lawfully-begottenborn in wedlock; enjoying full filial rights left-handed, morganatic(of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior lawful, rightful, truehaving a legally established claim validwell grounded in logic or truth or having legal force illegitimate of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful unauthorised, unauthorizednot endowed with authority illegalprohibited by law or by official or accepted rules adulterineconceived in adultery base, basebornillegitimate bastardly, misbegot, misbegotten, spuriousborn out of wedlock fatherlessnot having a known or legally responsible father left-handed(of marriages) illicit or informal unlawful, wrongfulhaving no legally established claim invalidhaving no cogency or legal force 3v make legal Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw declare illegal; outlaw monetise, monetize give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country allow, countenance, let, permit consent to, give permission 4v make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone) Hyper alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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