different between legitimate vs semilegitimate
legitimate
English
Etymology
From Middle English legitimat, legytymat, from Medieval Latin l?gitimatus, perfect passive participle of Latin l?gitim? (“make legal”), from Latin l?gitimus (“lawful”), originally "fixed by law, in line with the law," from Latin l?x (“law”). Originally "lawfully begotten".
The verb was derived from the adjective by conversion.
Pronunciation
- (adjective, noun) IPA(key): /l??d??t?m?t/, /l??d??t?m?t/
- (verb) IPA(key): /l??d??t?me?t/
Adjective
legitimate (comparative more legitimate, superlative most legitimate)
- In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
- Synonyms: lawful, legal
- Antonym: illegitimate
- Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
- Tillotson still keeps his place as a legitimate English classic.
- Authentic, real, genuine.
- Antonym: illegitimate
- Antonym: false
- Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple. [from mid-14th century]
- Synonym: rightful
- Antonym: illegitimate
- Relating to hereditary rights.
Translations
Noun
legitimate (plural legitimates)
- A person born to a legally married couple.
Antonyms
- bastard
- illegitimate
Verb
legitimate (third-person singular simple present legitimates, present participle legitimating, simple past and past participle legitimated)
- (transitive) To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means. [from 1590]
Usage notes
- Forms of legitimize are about twice as common as forms of the verb legitimate in the US.
- Forms of legitimate are somewhat more common than the forms of the verbs legitimize and legitimise (combined) in the UK.
Synonyms
- legitimize
Derived terms
- delegitimate
Translations
References
- legitimate at OneLook Dictionary Search
- legitimate in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- legitimate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “legitimate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Latin
Adjective
l?gitim?te
- vocative masculine singular of l?gitim?tus
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semilegitimate
English
Etymology
semi- +? legitimate
Adjective
semilegitimate (not comparable)
- Partly legitimate.
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