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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
- legitimacy noun
- legitimation noun
- legitimateness noun
- delegitimate verb (used with object)
- delegitimation noun
- nonlegitimate adjective
- postlegitimation noun
- quasi-legitimate adjective
- quasi-legitimately adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of legitimate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of legitimate1
Example Sentences
There are legitimate arguments about the gatekeeping and nepotism that still govern these kinds of elite institutions.
This approach transforms the dialogue from an attempted conversion into a legitimate conversation, wherein you’re merely offering your partner something to consider after the fact.
He said it was key that courts had the capacity to process legitimate possession cases swiftly when Section 21 ends.
"At a time when we are doing our utmost to protect legitimate access for Newcastle United fans, we want to be fully transparent and apologise for this oversight," the club said.
They say it could chill discussion of controversial issues in ethnic students and elsewhere and also falsely equate legitimate criticism of Israel with antisemitism.
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