LEGITIMATE

Definition of LEGITIMATE

  1. (verb)make legal
  2. (verb)show or affirm to be just and legitimate
  3. (verb)make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
  4. (adj)of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
  5. (adj)based on known statements or events or conditions
  6. (adj)in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
  7. (adj)authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law