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What is the adjective for legitimates?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs legitimate, legitimatize, legitimize and legitimise which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

legitimate
  1. In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements; lawful.
  2. Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
  3. Authentic, real, genuine.
  4. Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple. [from mid-14th century]
  5. Relating to hereditary rights.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. lawful, sanctioned, authorised, authorized, legal, proper, legit, admissible, allowable, allowed, just, legalised, legalized, licit, permissible, permitted, recognised, recognized, statutory, warranted, approved, constitutional, honest, licenced, licensed, valid, accredited, kosher, official, orthodox, upright, canonical, above board, within the law, by the book, going by the rules, on the level, on the up and up, acceptable, accepted, bona fide, rightful, tolerable, tolerated, right, formal, certified, authoritative, authentic, ratified … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “That would be outside the scope of legitimate judicial interpretation.”
      “Saying that the dog ate your homework will no longer be a legitimate excuse.”
legit
  1. (informal) legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid
  2. (by extension) genuine, actual, literal or honest, of a thing or person
  3. (slang) cool by virtue of being genuine (considered to be the real deal)
  4. Synonyms:
      5. authorised, authorized, legal, legitimate, proper, licit, permissible, kosher, constitutional, legalised, legalized, official, valid, warranted, just, statutory, rightful, justifiable, established, due, canonical, condign, decreed, enforced, enjoined, innocent, judged, ordained, passed, protected, commanded, enacted, judicial, jural, juridical, jurisprudent, legislated, legitimatized, mandated, ordered, ruled, vested, warrantable, bona fide, card-carrying, on the level, of right, on the up and up, sanctioned, lawful … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “He has a talent for sweet talk, mischievous banter, illicit liaisons, less than legit business dealings, and general chaos.”
legitimated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of legitimate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. allowed, granted, approved, authorized, gave, licensed, sanctioned, countenanced, assumed, bestowed, presented, legalized, legitimatized, authorised, legalised, licenced, legitimized, warranted, validated, legislated, vindicated, legitimised, pronounced lawful, gave the green light to, given the green light to, endorsed, ratified, permitted, accredited, OKed, accepted, confirmed, consented to, certified, okayed, let, supported, formalized, cleared, empowered, commissioned, approbated, formalised, agreed to, enabled, entitled, backed, affirmed, finalized, passed … more
legitimating
  1. present participle of legitimate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. legitimising, legitimizing, legitimatizing, authorising, authorizing, licencing, licensing, sanctioning, warranting, legalising, legalizing, legislating, validating, vindicating, pronouncing lawful, giving the green light to … more
legitimatized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of legitimatize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. allowed, granted, approved, authorized, gave, licensed, sanctioned, countenanced, assumed, bestowed, presented, legalized, legitimated, authorised, legalised, licenced, permitted, legitimized, warranted, legitimised, endorsed, validated, decriminalized, ratified, OKed, legislated, let, regulated, decriminalised, condoned, accredited, enacted, decreed, ordained, constituted, gave the green light to, pronounced lawful, made legal, given the green light to, consented to, cleaned up, accepted, confirmed, okayed, consented, vindicated, supported, admitted, blest, blessed … more
legitimatizing
  1. present participle of legitimatize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sanctioning, approving, authorising, authorizing, licensing, licencing, permitting, legitimising, legitimizing, legitimating, decriminalising, decriminalizing, legislating, regulating, constituting, decreeing, enacting, ordaining, codifying, formulating, laundering, cleaning up, legalizing, warranting, legalising, allowing, endorsing, validating, giving the green light to, ratifying, countenancing, OKing, granting, giving the thumbs up to, giving the OK to, condoning, accrediting, pronouncing lawful, giving the stamp of approval to, agreeing to, making legal, consenting to, assenting to, acceding to, accepting, vindicating, supporting, confirming, normalizing, admitting … more
legitimized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of legitimize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sanctioned, authorised, authorized, permitted, licensed, warranted, licenced, approved, legalised, legalized, validated, legitimatized, endorsed, decriminalised, decriminalized, legislated, legitimated, regulated, constituted, decreed, enacted, ordained, normalised, normalized, condoned, supported, sustained, pronounced lawful, cleaned up, gave the green light to, given the green light to, declared legal, gave the stamp of approval to, given the stamp of approval to, allowed, laundered, ratified, accepted, formulated, codified, vindicated, made legal, OKed, countenanced, admitted, confirmed, tolerated, regularized, accredited, regularised … more
legitimizing
  1. present participle of legitimize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sanctioning, authorising, authorizing, permitting, licensing, warranting, licencing, approving, legalising, legalizing, validating, legitimatizing, endorsing, decriminalising, decriminalizing, legislating, legitimating, regulating, constituting, decreeing, enacting, ordaining, normalising, normalizing, condoning, supporting, sustaining, pronouncing lawful, cleaning up, giving the green light to, declaring legal, giving the stamp of approval to, allowing, laundering, ratifying, accepting, formulating, codifying, vindicating, making legal, tolerating, OKing, declaring lawful, unbanning, confirming, accrediting, countenancing, backing, admitting, regularizing … more
legitimised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of legitimise
legitimising
  1. present participle of legitimise
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