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reasonable and acceptable: He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense. A legitimate child is one whose parents are legally married at the time of his or her birth. Fewer examples. Her passport seemed legitimate, but on closer inspection, it was found to have been altered.
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.
To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.
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.
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 adjective (CAN BE UNDERSTOOD) A legitimate complaint or fear can be understood or believed: People have expressed legitimate fears about the spread of the disease. legitimately. adverb. He insisted the money had been earned legitimately (= legally).
conforming to established standards of usage, behaviour, etc. based on correct or acceptable principles of reasoning. reasonable, sensible, or valid. a legitimate question. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law. of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right. a legitimate monarch.
legitimate. adjective. /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/. /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.
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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.
