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LEGITIMATE definition: 1. allowed by law: 2. reasonable and acceptable: 3. A legitimate child is one whose parents are…. Learn more.
1. a. : lawfully begotten. specifically : born in wedlock. b. : having full filial rights and obligations by birth. a legitimate child. 2. a. : being exactly as intended or presented : neither spurious nor false. a legitimate grievance. a legitimate claim. a legitimate practitioner.
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.
Legitimate definition: according to law; lawful. See examples of LEGITIMATE used in a sentence.
adjective. /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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.
If you say that something such as a feeling or claim is legitimate, you think that it is reasonable and justified. That's a perfectly legitimate fear. The New York Times has a legitimate claim to be a national newspaper.
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. Something that is legitimate is acceptable according to the law. [...] 2. If you say that something such as a feeling or claim is legitimate, you think that it is reasonable and justified.
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To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.
