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LEGITIMATE meaning: 1. allowed by law: 2. reasonable and acceptable: 3. A legitimate child is one whose parents are…. Learn more.
Definition of legitimate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
le·git·i·mate. (lə-jĭt′ə-mĭt) adj. 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.
Legitimate definition: according to law; lawful. See examples of LEGITIMATE used in a sentence.
Synonyms for LEGITIMATE: legal, justifiable, lawful, authorized, legit, regulation, licit, allowable; Antonyms of LEGITIMATE: illegal, illegitimate, unlawful, illicit ...
Legitimate definition: Born of legally married parents. To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.
6 days ago · a legitimate inference. b. justifiable or justified. 5. conforming to or in accordance with established rules, standards, principles. 6. Theatre. designating or of professionally produced stage plays, as distinguished from films, vaudeville, etc. verb transitive Word forms: leˈgitiˌmated or leˈgitiˌmating.
