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单词 legitimates
释义

legitimate

1 of 2

adjective

le·​git·​i·​mate li-ˈji-tə-mət How to pronounce legitimate (audio)
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
" … we are pretty good at separating legitimate pain from drug-seeking behavior. … " Kenneth W. Fogelberg
also : being an actual example of something specified
a legitimate threat to national security
b
: genuinely good, impressive, or capable of success
And if he can fix his start … he is a legitimate contender for gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Sean Ingle
3
a
: accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements
a legitimate government
b
: ruling by or based on the strict principle of hereditary right
a legitimate king
4
: conforming to recognized principles or accepted rules and standards
a legitimate advertising expenditure
a legitimate inference
also : fair or reasonable : valid
She raised some legitimate concerns.
5
: relating to plays acted by professional actors but not including revues, burlesque, or some forms of musical comedy
the legitimate theater

legitimate

2 of 2

verb

le·​git·​i·​mate li-ˈji-tə-ˌmāt How to pronounce legitimate (audio)
legitimated; legitimating

transitive verb

: to make (someone or something) legitimate (see legitimate entry 1):
a(1)
: to give legal status or authorization to
(2)
: to show or affirm to be justified
(3)
: to lend authority or respectability to
b
: to give (a child born out of wedlock) the same legal status as a child born in wedlock
legitimation
li-ˌji-tə-ˈmā-shən How to pronounce legitimate (audio)
noun
legitimator
li-ˈji-tə-ˌmā-tər How to pronounce legitimate (audio)
noun

Synonyms

Adjective

  • lawful
  • legal
  • legit [slang]
  • licit
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Example Sentences

Adjective Law books were getting thicker by the week with Supreme Court decisions barring legitimate claims because they weren't timely filed. John Grisham, The Chamber, 1995 Even in many courtrooms, where there is valid concern about the privacy of defendants, judges recognize that camera coverage serves a legitimate public interest. New Republic, 22 Feb. 1993 He was indeed already a legitimate child according to the law of Scotland, by the subsequent marriage of his parents. Sir Walter Scott, The Heart of Mid-Lothian, 1818 legitimate means for achieving success the legitimate use of firearms There's no legitimate reason for prescribing this medication to a child. Verb Which comes first, the desire to legitimate euthanasia or the nullifying of a distinction between killing and allowing to die? Daniel Callahan, Commonweal, 2 June 2000 Poland has ceased being a nation with even a pretense of Communist rule, a rule that is legitimated by Marxist ideology. Irving Kristol, Wall Street Journal, 11 Jan. 1982 … they are more concerned with the ways in which schools and colleges legitimate and maintain inequality than with the ways they devalue and restrict personal autonomy. Christopher Jencks, New York Times Book Review, 15 Feb. 1976 slang words legitimated by usage Her tendency to be secretive only serves to legitimate their suspicions. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
These privacy concerns are legitimate and have been at the forefront of genetic genealogists' minds since the beginning of the booming field, Moore said. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Our complaint may be legitimate — who hasn’t had a bad meal somewhere — but it may be based on just one experience. Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 7 Sep. 2022 If something feels off, ask a family member, call the AARP hotline, or find another form of contact on your own and reach out to confirm whether the overture is legitimate. Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 Two teenage girls were arrested and charged with a felony after a threat to commit a shooting at Kingman High School was found to be legitimate, police said. Camila Pedrosa, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2022 An Amazon source says reviews are being held 72 hours to help weed out trolls and to ensure each review is legitimate. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 The previous ruling by the NLRB had said Walmart's justification for restricting union insignia on the selling floor to enhance the customer shopping experience and prevent theft or vandalism was legitimate. Reuters, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 Board chair Cynthia Brumback has said despite an FBI subpoena months before the exhibit opening, trustees were persuaded by De Groft that the art was legitimate. Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 In February, a bankruptcy judge ruled that the chapter 11 case was filed for the legitimate purpose of resolving mass litigation. Talal Ansari, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022
Verb
Frequent false positives exhaust security teams and may delay response to legitimate ransomware alerts. Etay Maor, Forbes, 1 July 2022 Twenty-six states also signed on to an amicus brief asserting that Proposition 12 is an offense to legitimate business interests. Matthew Scully, National Review, 11 July 2022 The first two are both two-time league MVPs, legitimate homegrown greats of the game. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 July 2022 America’s counterproliferation diplomacy on Iran will need to be much more extensive, accompanied by far tougher economic sanctions and assistance to legitimate opposition groups to overthrow the ayatollahs. John Bolton, WSJ, 20 July 2022 Many of Biden’s critics urged him not to legitimate MBS by visiting Saudi Arabia last week. Michael Posner, Forbes, 18 July 2022 On the plus side, HackerOne says that all of the reports submitted by this former employee were marked as duplicates, which leads it to believe that payouts to legitimate security researchers weren't affected. Nathaniel Mott, PCMAG, 3 July 2022 The #MeToo movement helped a lot to legitimate female voices. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 28 May 2022 That bargain also served to legitimate the then-controversial idea that people deserved to get fabulously rich off providing an essential service. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 19 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective and Verb

Middle English legitimat, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare to legitimate, from Latin legitimus legitimate, from leg-, lex law

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

legitimate

adjective

le·​git·​i·​mate li-ˈji-tə-mət How to pronounce legitimate (audio)
1
: accepted by the law as rightful : lawful
a legitimate heir
2
: being right or acceptable
a legitimate excuse

Legal Definition

legitimate 1 of 2

adjective

le·​git·​i·​mate lə-ˈji-tə-mət How to pronounce legitimate (audio)
1
: conceived or born of parents lawfully married to each other or having been made through legal procedure equal in status to one so conceived or born
also : having rights and obligations under the law as the child of such birth
2
: being neither spurious nor false
a legitimate grievance
3
: being in accordance with law or with established legal forms and requirements
a legitimate government
4
: conforming to recognized principles or accepted rules and standards
a legitimate claim of entitlement
a legitimate business reason

legitimate

2 of 2

transitive verb

le·​git·​i·​mate lə-ˈji-tə-ˌmāt How to pronounce legitimate (audio)
legitimated; legitimating
: to make legitimate: as
a
: to give legal status or authorization to
b
: to show or affirm to be justified or have merit
c
: to put (an illegitimate child) in the state of a child born of married parents before the law by legal means compare filiate

History and Etymology for legitimate

Adjective

Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare to give legal status to, from Latin legitimus legally sanctioned, from leg-, lex law

legitimates

verb

present tense third-person singular of legitimate
as in legitimizes

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • legitimizes
  • validates
  • sanctions
  • privileges
  • authorizes
  • entitles
  • empowers
  • qualifies
  • warrants
  • enables
  • endorses
  • approves
  • licenses
  • enfranchises
  • ratifies
  • permits
  • indorses
  • certifies
  • certificates
  • licences
  • lets
  • accredits
  • allows
  • charters
  • recertifies
  • reapproves
  • reaccredits
  • revalidates
  • recharters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • invalidates
  • nullifies
  • delegitimizes
  • forbids
  • disables
  • proscribes
  • disempowers
  • disenfranchises
  • disqualifies
  • disallows
  • decertifies
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