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legitimate

英 [lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət] 美[ləˈdʒɪtəmɪt]
英语单词legitimate
  • adj. 合法的;正当的;合理的;正统的
  • vt. 使合法;认为正当(等于legitimize)

英英释意


1. make legal;
"Marijuana should be legalized"
2. show or affirm to be just and legitimate
3. make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone);
"They legitimized their natural child"