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- DictionaryLe·git·i·mate
adjective
- 1. conforming to the law or to rules: "his claims to legitimate authority"
verb
- 1. make legitimate; justify or make lawful: "the regime was not legitimated by popular support"
Something legitimate is the real deal — according to the law. Legitimate has other variations of meaning. To legitimate something is to make it legal, either by passing a law or publicly recognizing it as in accordance with the law.
1. a. Being in compliance with the law; lawful: a legitimate business. b. Being in accordance with established or accepted rules and standards: legitimate advertising practices. c. Valid or justifiable: a legitimate complaint. d. Based on logical reasoning: a legitimate deduction. 2. Born of legally married parents: legitimate offspring. 3.
1 day ago · To legitimate something means the same as to legitimize it. [formal] We want to legitimate this process by passing a law. [VERB noun] Synonyms: legitimize, allow, permit, sanction More Synonyms of legitimate. legitimation (lɪdʒɪtɪmeɪʃən ) uncountable noun. ...the legitimation of state constitutions. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
legitimate. adjective. /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/. /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/. for which there is a fair and acceptable reason synonym valid, justifiable. a legitimate grievance. It seemed a perfectly legitimate question. Politicians are legitimate targets for satire. Extra Examples.
adjective. according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner. in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards. born in wedlock or of legally married parents: legitimate children. in accordance with the laws of reasoning; logically inferable; logical: a legitimate conclusion.
From Longman Business Dictionary le‧git‧i‧mate1 /lɪˈdʒɪtəmət/ adjective 1 operating according to the law Although most of these shows are legitimate, a growing number are frauds. 2 reasonable or understandable There’s a lot of legitimate concern about where the economy is going. le‧git‧i‧mate2 /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmeɪt/ verb [ transitive] another form of LE...
Mar 3, 2024 · Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid . legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard or method. Authentic, real, genuine . Antonyms: illegitimate, false. legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions.
