See Also: Legitimate(money)
Legitimate(finance)
legitimate(1)(dictionary)
legitimate(2)(dictionary)
LEGITIMATE(law)
legitimate 1, adjective(dictionary)
legitimate 2, verb(dictionary)
Legitimate Hand - Poker(gambling)
Committee for the Defense of Legitimate Rights(encyclopedia)

legitimate(2) (iou)



legitimate verb trans. L15.
[medieval Latin legitimat- pa. ppl stem of legitimare: see LEGITIMATE adjective & noun, -ATE3.]
Make lawful, legalize; authorize by legal enactment. L15.
Daily Colonist No nation in world history has ever legitimated the use of marijuana.
Give the status of a legitimate child to, as by subsequent marriage; establish the legitimacy of (a person) by an authoritative declaration or decree. L16.
Daily Telegraph The child of an adulterous union could be legitimated by the subsequent marriage of its parents.
Affirm or show to be legitimate; authorize or justify by word or example; serve as justification for. E17.
J. N. Isbister He constantly makes appeal to..science to justify and legitimate his theoretical conclusions.