legitimate /li'dʒitimәt/

Meaning

English 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

Chinese translation

• a. 合法的, 正当的, 婚生的
• vt. 认为正当, 立为嫡嗣, 使合法

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/li'dʒitimәt/

Syllables

4

Exam levels

CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.22 · Rare

Word forms

legitimating, legitimated, legitimates

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