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legitimate - make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child" |
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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legitimate - show or affirm to be just and legitimate |
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justify,
vindicate adjust the spaces between words; "justify the margins"
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legitimate - of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful |
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illegitimate contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
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authorised,
authorized endowed with authority
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legal allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver"
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valid still legally acceptable; "the license is still valid"
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lawfully-begotten born in wedlock; enjoying full filial rights
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left-handed,
morganatic ironically ambiguous; "a left-handed compliment"
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lawful,
rightful,
true conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent"
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legitimate - based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year" |
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logical |
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valid still legally acceptable; "the license is still valid"
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legitimate - in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; "legitimate advertising practices" |
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constituted,
established introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation
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