to legitimate

Definition of to legitimate in English English dictionary: legitimatize; legitimize; To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means; In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements; lawful; Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid; Authentic, real, genuine; Relating to hereditary rights; Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple; having the sanction of law or established custom; {v} to make lawful, qualify, adopt; {a} born in marriage, lawful, proper; true; {f} make valid; make lawful; make legitimate; justify, make permissible; 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. + legitimacy le·giti·ma·cy As if to prove the legitimacy of these fears, the Cabinet of Franz von Papen collapsed on December; {s} legal, lawful; acceptable; justified; reasonable, logical; born of parents who are legally married; correct, sound; authorized; That which is legal, lawful, recognized by law or according to law; Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; valid; – Lawful; to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child; in accordance with reason or logic; "a logical conclusion; To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp; make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child" show or affirm to be just and legitimate of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; "legitimate advertising practices" in accordance with reason or logic; "a logical conclusion; A legitimate child is one whose parents were married before he or she was born. We only married in order that the child should be legitimate. illegitimate. the usual American form of legitimize; Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful; make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"; 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; of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful; Used in the context of general equities Real interest in trading as compared to a profile stance See: Natural; Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock; authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government"; Following by logical sequence; reasonable; as, a legitimate result; a legitimate inference; show or affirm to be just and legitimate; make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child"; Authorized; real, genuine; in accordance with reason or logic; "a logical conclusion"; Something that is legitimate is acceptable according to the (Hukuk) The government will not seek to disrupt the legitimate business activities of the defendant. + legitimacy le·giti·ma·cy The opposition parties do not recognise the political legitimacy of his government. + legitimately le·giti·mate·ly The government has been legitimately elected by the people; Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as, legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a legitimate combination of colors; Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions; in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; "legitimate advertising practices"; + legitimately le·giti·mate·ly They could quarrel quite legitimately with some of my choices; show or affirm to be just and legitimate of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; "legitimate advertising practices"; legit