legitimate
Definition
- v. show or affirm to be just and legitimate
- v. make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
- adj. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
- adj. based on known statements or events or conditions
Word forms
- Present participle
- legitimating
- Past tense
- legitimated
- Third person singular
- legitimates
- Past participle
- legitimated
Example sentences
a.
The couple had a legitimate marriage recognized by law.
vt.
The court decided to legitimate the child, granting him all the rights of a legal heir.