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legitimate
[li-jit-uh-mit, li-jit-uh-meyt]
adjective
according to law; lawful.
the property's legitimate owner.
Antonyms: illegitimatein accordance with established rules, principles, or standards.
Synonyms: sanctionedborn in wedlock or of legally married parents.
legitimate children.
in accordance with the laws of reasoning; logically inferable; logical.
a legitimate conclusion.
Synonyms: validresting on or ruling by the principle of hereditary right.
a legitimate sovereign.
not spurious or unjustified; genuine.
It was a legitimate complaint.
of the normal or regular type or kind.
Theater., of or relating to professionally produced stage plays, as distinguished from burlesque, vaudeville, television, motion pictures, etc..
an actor in the legitimate theater.
verb (used with object)
to make lawful or legal; pronounce or state as lawful.
Parliament legitimated his accession to the throne.
Synonyms: legalizeto establish as lawfully born.
His bastard children were afterward legitimated by law.
to show or declare to be legitimate or proper.
He was under obligation to legitimate his commission.
to justify; sanction or authorize.
His behavior was legitimated by custom.
noun
the legitimate, the legitimate theater or drama.
a person who is established as being legitimate.
legitimate
adjective
born in lawful wedlock; enjoying full filial rights
conforming to established standards of usage, behaviour, etc
based on correct or acceptable principles of reasoning
reasonable, sensible, or valid
a legitimate question
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right
a legitimate monarch
of or relating to a body of famous long-established plays as distinct from films, television, vaudeville, etc
the legitimate theatre
verb
(tr) to make, pronounce, or show to be legitimate
Other Word Forms
- legitimately adverb
- legitimateness noun
- legitimation noun
- delegitimate verb (used with object)
- delegitimation noun
- nonlegitimate adjective
- postlegitimation noun
- quasi-legitimate adjective
- quasi-legitimately adverb
- legitimacy noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of legitimate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of legitimate1
Example Sentences
The court heard that while Mr Cullen has since received a kidney from a legitimate donor, the six months wasted believing that Hutton was a donor could have had the most serious physical consequence.
For months, there’s been legitimate outrage over staffing, preparation, strategies and resources.
These are often very basic chemicals used in many legitimate medications, which makes it difficult to stop them from slipping into the illicit market.
As a result, as some observers have pointed out, the exam resembles a political ideology test and not a legitimate assessment of professional knowledge.
"Our preparations for war are a legitimate national right," he said.
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