legitimate
英[l?'d??t?m?t]
美[l??d??t?m?t]
- adj. 合法的；正當的；合理的；正統的
- vt. 使合法；認為正當（等于legitimize）
英英釋意
- 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"