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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary le·git·i·mate
ETYMOLOGY Middle English legitimat, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare to legitimate, from Latin legitimus legitimate, from leg-, lex law DATE 15th century 1. a. lawfully begotten; specifically : born in wedlock b. having full filial rights and obligations by birth a legitimate child 2. being exactly as purposed : neither spurious nor false a legitimate grievance a legitimate practitioner 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 5. relating to plays acted by professional actors but not including revues, burlesque, or some forms of musical comedy the legitimate theater Synonyms: see lawful • le·git·i·mate·ly adverb
(-mat·ed ; -mat·ing) DATE 1531 : to make legitimate: 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 put (a bastard) in the state of a legitimate child before the law by legal means English Etymology legitimate late 15c., "having the status of one lawfully begotten," from M.L.legitimatus, pp. of legitimare "make lawful, declare to be lawful," from L. legitimus "lawful," originally "in line with the law," from lex(gen. legis) "law." Transferred sense of "genuine, real" is attested from 1818. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 legitimate le·git·im·ate / li5dVitimEt / adjective1. for which there is a fair and acceptable reason 正当合理的；合情合理的 SYN valid , justifiable :
a legitimate grievance 合乎情理的抱怨 It seemed a perfectly legitimate question. 这似乎是完全合乎情理的问题。 Politicians are legitimate targets for satire. 政治家理所当然是讽刺的对象。 2. allowed and acceptable according to the law 合法的；法律认可的；法定的 SYN legal :
the legitimate government of the country 这个国家的合法政府 Is his business strictly legitimate? 他的生意是否绝对合法？ OPP illegitimate 3. (of a child 小孩) born when its parents are legally married to each other 合法婚姻所生的 OPP illegitimate • le·git·im·acy / li5dVitimEsi / noun [U] : the dubious legitimacy of her argument 她的论点是否站得住脚 I intend to challenge the legitimacy of his claim. 我打算对他观点是否正确提出质疑。 • le·git·im·ate·ly adv.: She can now legitimately claim to be the best in the world. 现在她可理所当然地声称自己是世界上最优秀的。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English legitimate adj VERBS be, seem | consider sth, deem sth, regard sth as, see sth as ADV. entirely, perfectly, quite | apparently Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: LAWFUL , innocent, legal, licit Related Words: cogent, sound, valid; acknowledged, recognized; customary, usual; natural, normal, regular, typical Antonyms: illegitimate 2 Synonyms: TRUE 8, rightful Antonyms: arbitrary Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged le·git·i·mate I. \-mə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare to legitimate, from Latin legitimus legitimate, from leg-, lex law — more at legal 1. : lawfully begotten : born in wedlock : having full filial rights and obligations by birth < a legitimate child > 2. : genuine < the legitimate work of an artist > < many of them had legitimate grievances against him — W.A.Swanberg > 3. a. (1) : accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements < a legitimate government > < pharmacies, hospitals, and other legitimate storage places for narcotics — D.W.Maurer & V.H.Vogel > (2) : law-abiding < the legitimate citizen > < it does not occur to the successful racketeer that he is not respectable; he is simply not legitimate — D.W.Maurer > b. : ruling by or based upon the strict principle of hereditary right < a legitimate king > < a legitimate monarchy > 4. a. : conforming to recognized principles or accepted rules and standards < legitimate advertising expenditure for the national advertiser — L.H.Bristol > < Australian notions of legitimate conduct on the cricket field — D.W.Brogan > b. of a taxon : published validly and in strict accordance with the rules of the relevant international code — compare valid 5. : following in logical sequence : reasonable < a legitimate result > < a legitimate inference > < from this it would be legitimate to conclude — B.P.Babkin > 6. a. : of, relating to, or comprising a category of plays acted by live professional actors that does not include revues, burlesque, and many forms of musical comedy < costs far more to produce a musical than … a standard legitimate play — F.M.Whiting > < the legitimate drama > b. : producing or performing in such plays < does not feel that television has hurt the legitimate theatre as yet — Clarissa Start > < a legitimate actor > Synonyms: see lawful II. \-əˌmāt, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Medieval Latin legitimatus (past participle) : to make lawful or legal: a. (1) : to give legal status or authorization to < was legitimated by at most 58.7 percent of the voters — Kurt Glaser > < even to legitimate vice — John Milton > (2) : to show or affirm to be justified < the untestable absolutes by which so much … human suffering is perennially legitimated — Charles Frankel > b. : to put (a bastard) in the position or state of a legitimate child before the law by legal means (as the subsequent marriage of the parents) < the principle that marriage of parents should legitimate prior-born children — Morris Ploscowe > — compare adopt 1III. \-_mə̇t\ noun (-s) Etymology: legitimate (I) 1. : one having a legitimate status < legitimates and natural children — Dublin University Magazine > 2. : legitimate drama or theater — usually used with the |
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