legitimate

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[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare ‘to make legal’.

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  • IPA: /ləˈʤɪtɪmət/

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legitimate (comparative more legitimate, superlative most legitimate)

Positive
legitimate

Comparative
more legitimate

Superlative
most legitimate

  1. Lawfully begotten; born to married people.
  2. (obsolete) Authorized; real, genuine.
  3. Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful.
  4. Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; valid.
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[edit] Pronunciation 2

  • IPA: /ləˈʤɪtɪmeɪt/

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to legitimate

Third person singular
legitimates

Simple past
legitimated

Past participle
legitimated

Present participle
legitimating

to legitimate (third-person singular simple present legitimates, present participle legitimating, simple past and past participle legitimated)

  1. To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.
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