legitimate in Dogri डोगरी
legitimate in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
legitimate in Hindi हिन्दी
legitimate in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
legitimate in Kashmiri कॉशुर
legitimate in Malayalam മലയാളം
legitimate in Marathi मराठी
legitimate in Nepali नेपाली
legitimate in Sindhi سنڌي
legitimate in English
- legitimate⇄adj. 1. allowed or admitted by law; rightful; lawful.
Ex. a legitimate claim.
2. allowed; valid, logical, or acceptable.
Ex. a legitimate conclusion. Sickness is a legitimate reason for a child's being absent from school.
3. bor - legitimate⇄adv. legitimately.
- legitimate⇄legitimate, adjective, verb, -mated,-mating.
- legitimate⇄noun legitimateness.
- legitimate⇄noun legitimation.
- legitimate⇄v.t. 1. to make or declare lawful.
2. to affirm or show to be legitimate; authorize or justify by word or example.
Ex. Necessity legitimates my advice; for it is the only way to save our lives (Daniel Defoe).