legitimate
English Thesaurus
1. make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone) (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
2. show or affirm to be just and legitimate (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | justify, vindicate, |
| definition | : | show to be right by providing justification or proof (verb.communication) |
3. make legal (verb.social)
| hyponym | : | monetise, monetize, |
| definition | : | give legal value to or establish as the legal tender of a country (verb.social) |
4. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law (adj.all)
| similar | : | legal, |
| definition | : | established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules (adj.all) |
5. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful (adj.all)
| similar | : | lawfully-begotten, |
| definition | : | born in wedlock; enjoying full filial rights (adj.all) |
| similar | : | left-handed, morganatic, |
| definition | : | (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior (adj.all) |
| also | : | legal, |
| definition | : | established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules (adj.all) |
| also | : | valid, |
| definition | : | well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force (adj.all) |
6. in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles (adj.all)
| similar | : | constituted, established, |
| definition | : | brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established (adj.all) |
7. based on known statements or events or conditions (adj.all)
| similar | : | valid, |
| definition | : | well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force (adj.all) |
8. make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone) (verb.change)
| derivation | : | legitimation, |
| definition | : | the act of rendering a person legitimate (noun.act) |
9. show or affirm to be just and legitimate (verb.communication)
10. make legal (verb.social)
| derivation | : | legitimacy, |
| definition | : | lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law (noun.attribute) |
11. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law (adj.all)
| derivation | : | lawfulness, |
| definition | : | the quality of conforming to law (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | licitness, |
| definition | : | the quality of strictly conforming to law (noun.attribute) |
12. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful (adj.all)
| antonym | : | illegitimate, |
| definition | : | of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful (adj.all) |
13. based on known statements or events or conditions (adj.all)
14. make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone) (verb.change)
| derivation | : | legitimation, |
| definition | : | the act of rendering a person legitimate (noun.act) |
15. show or affirm to be just and legitimate (verb.communication)
16. make legal (verb.social)
| derivation | : | legitimacy, |
| definition | : | lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law (noun.attribute) |
17. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law (adj.all)
| derivation | : | lawfulness, |
| definition | : | the quality of conforming to law (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | licitness, |
| definition | : | the quality of strictly conforming to law (noun.attribute) |
18. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful (adj.all)
| antonym | : | illegitimate, |
| definition | : | of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful (adj.all) |
19. based on known statements or events or conditions (adj.all)
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