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legitimates

Sayli-JIT-i-mayts/lɪˈd͡ʒɪt.ɪ.meɪts/
As a nounli-JIT-i-muhts

2 meanings of legitimates

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular present of legitimate. Use this form with he, she, or it.

    A signed treaty legitimates the new government in the eyes of the world.

    Public approval legitimates the policy more than any official order.

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  2. 2
    noun
    Plural of legitimate. Use this form when you mean more than one.

    Under the old inheritance laws, only the legitimates could claim the family estate.

    The parish recorded the legitimates and the other children in separate columns.

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legitimates is a form of legitimate

legitimate, verb: To make something lawful, or to give a child full legal rights. Full entry

Forms
legitimatelegitimates he/she/itlegitimating -ing formlegitimated past tense, past participle
Spelling
legitimate → legitimates: add -s

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