legitimate
/lɪˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.meɪt/ verb C2- To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.
He/she/it legitimates · Past legitimated · Past participle legitimated · -ing form legitimating
Verb forms
- Base form
- legitimate
- He/she/it
- legitimates
- Past
- legitimated
- Past participle
- legitimated
- -ing form
- legitimating
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The miraculous return of Napoleon has conquered me, the legitimate monarch is he who is loved by his people.”
Now, Watson, I won’t detain you from your legitimate work any longer.
“But,” inquired Dantès hesitating, “has this treasure no more legitimate possessor in the world than ourselves?”
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