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Meaning of 'legitimate'
Meaning of 'legitimate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Legitimate 
[ a.]
- Accordant with law or with established legal forms and
requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the
legitimate succession to the throne; a legitimate proceeding of an
officer; a legitimate heir. [ a.]- Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.
- Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions.
- Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as, legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a legitimate combination of colors.
- Following by logical sequence; reasonable; as, a legitimate result; a legitimate inference.
2. Legitimate [ v. t.]
- To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put
in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by
legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'legitimate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. legitimate [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- make legal
- make legal
Example in sentence:
- Marijuana should be legalized
Meaning (2):
- make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
- make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
Example in sentence:
- They legitimized their natural child
2. legitimate [ s]
[ s]Meaning (3):
- authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
- authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
Example in sentence:
- a legitimate government
Meaning (4):
- in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
- in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
Example in sentence:
- legitimate advertising practices
Meaning (5):
- based on known statements or events or conditions
- based on known statements or events or conditions
Example in sentence:
- rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year
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