legitimate

le·git·i·mate  (l-jt-mt)

adj.

1. Being in compliance with the law; lawful: a legitimate business.

2. Being in accordance with established or accepted patterns and standards: legitimate advertising practices.

3. Based on logical reasoning; reasonable: a legitimate solution to the problem.

4. Authentic; genuine: a legitimate complaint.

5. Born of legally married parents: legitimate issue.

6. Of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right: a legitimate monarch.

7. Of or relating to drama of high professional quality that excludes burlesque, vaudeville, and some forms of musical comedy: the legitimate theater.

tr.v. (-mt) le·git·i·mat·ed, le·git·i·mat·ing, le·git·i·mates

To make legitimate, as:

a. To give legal force or status to; make lawful.

b. To establish (a child born out of wedlock) as legitimate by legal means.

c. To sanction formally or officially; authorize.

d. To demonstrate or declare to be justified.

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[Middle English legitimat, born in wedlock, from Medieval Latin lgitimtus, law-worthy, past participle of lgitimre, to make lawful, from Latin lgitimus, legitimate, from lx, lg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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le·giti·mate·ly adv.

le·giti·mate·ness n.

le·giti·mation n.

le·giti·mator (-mtr) n.

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legitimate

Adjective

1. authorized by or in accordance with law: legitimate accounting practices

2. based on correct or acceptable principles of reasoning: a legitimate argument

3. (of a child) born of parents legally married to each other

4. of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right: under their legitimate ruling house

5. of or relating to serious drama as distinct from films, television, or vaudeville

Verb

[-mating, -mated]

to make, pronounce, or show to be legitimate [Medieval Latin legitimatus made legal]

legitimacy n
legitimately adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	legitimate - make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized" decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize countenance, 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 legitimate vindicate, 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 lawful authorised, authorized - endowed with authority legal - established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules valid - 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" logical valid - 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, lawful legal - established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

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legitimate

adjective 1. lawful, real, true, legal, acknowledged, sanctioned, genuine, proper, authentic, statutory, authorized, rightful, kosher (informal) dinkum Austral., N.Z. (informal) legit (slang) licit << OPPOSITE unlawful

adjective 2. reasonable, just, correct, sensible, valid, warranted, logical, justifiable, well-founded, admissible << OPPOSITE unreasonable

verb 3. legitimize, allow, permit, sanction, authorize, legalize, give the green light to, legitimatize, pronounce lawful

Translations

legitimate [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] adj → legítimo

legitimate [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] adj → légitime

legitimate [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] legitimacy adj (= reasonable) → berechtigt; [excuse] → begründet (= legal); rechtmäßig

legitimate [lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət] adj → legittimo/a

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legitimate

adj legitimate [liˈdʒitimət]

1 lawful Is this procedure perfectly legitimate?wettigشَرْعيзаконенzákonnýlovlig; legitimgesetzlichνόμιμος, θεμιτόςlegítimoseaduslikمشروعlaillinenlégitimeחוּקִיवैधzakonittörvényessahlögmæturlegittimo合法の합법의teisėtas, paremtas įstatymaislikumīgssahwettiglovlig, rettmessig, legitimprawowity, prawnie uzasadnionylegítimolegalзаконныйzákonnýzakonitzakonitlegitim, lagligตามหลักการหรือกฎเกณฑ์ที่ตั้งไว้yasal, kanunî合法的законний; легітимнийجائزhợp pháp合法的

2 (of a child) born to parents who are married to each other. wettigشَرْعيзаконороденlegitimníægtebarn; legitimtehelichνόμιμος, γνήσιος (για τέκνο)legítimolegitiimneحلال زادهavioliitossa syntynytlégitimeיֶלֶד חוּקִיयुक्ति-संगतzakonittörvényessahskilgetinnlegittimo嫡出の(아이가) 적출인santuokinislaulībā dzimissahwettigektefødtślubnylegítimolegitimзаконнорождённыйlegitímnyzakonskizakonitäkta, inomäktenskapligลูกแท้ ๆmeşru (olarak doğmuş), yasal合法婚姻所生的законнонародженийحلالیhợp pháp由合法婚姻所生的

adv leˈgitimately

wettiglikبصورةٍ شَرْعِيَّهзаконноlegitimnělovligt; legitimtlegitimνόμιμαlegítimamenteseaduslikultبطور مشروع و صحیحlaillisestilégitimementבְּאוֹפֶן חוּקִיविधि-पूर्वकzakonitotörvényesensecara sahá lögmætan háttlegittimamente合法的に합법적으로teisėtailikumīgisecara sahwettig, rechtmatiglovlig, legitimtsłusznie, prawowicielegitimamente(în mod) legitim/legalзаконноlegitímnezakonitozakonitolegitimtตามหลักการหรือกฎเกณฑ์ที่ตั้งไว้yasal olarak合法地законно; легітимноجائز طریقے سےmột cách hợp pháp合法地

n leˈgitimacy

egtheidشَرْعِيَّه، مَشْروعِيَّهзаконностzákonnostlovlighed; legitimitetdie Legitimitätνομιμότητα, γνησιότητα (τέκνου)legitimidadseaduslikkusمشروعیتlaillisuuslégitimitéחוּקִיוּתवैधताlegitimnosttörvényességkeabsahanlögmætilegittimità合法性합법성, 적출teisėtumaslikumībakesahanwettigheid, rechtmatigheidlovlighet, legitimitet, ektefødselsłuszność, prawne uzasadnienielegitimidadelegitimitateзаконностьzákonnosťlegitimnostzakonitostlegitimitetหลักการหรือกฎเกณฑ์ที่ตั้งไว้meşruluk, yasallık合法性законністьجوازtính hợp pháp合法性