Found 3 items, similar to Legitimating.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: legitimate absah, sah
English → English (WordNet) Definition: legitimate legitimate adj 1: of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful [ant: illegitimate] 2: in accordance with reason or logic; “a logical conclusion” [syn: logical] 3: in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; “legitimate advertising practices” 4: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; “a legitimate government” [syn: lawful, licit] legitimate v 1: make legal; “Marijuana should be legalized” [syn: legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimatize, legitimatise] [ant: outlaw, outlaw, outlaw, outlaw] 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”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Legitimating Legitimate \Le*git"i*mate\ (-m[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Legitimated (-m[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Legitimating (-m[=a]`t[i^]ng).] To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child. [1913 Webster] To enact a statute of that which he dares not seem to approve, even to legitimate vice. --Milton. [1913 Webster]