Antonyms for legitimated

Grammar : Verb

Spell : adjective, noun li-jit-uh-mit; verb li-jit-uh-meyt

Phonetic Transcription : adjective, noun lɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt; verb lɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt

Definition of legitimated

Origin : mid-15c., from Middle French légitimation, from Medieval Latin legitimationem (nominative legitimatio), noun of action from past participle stem of legitimare (see legitimate (adj.)).

As in legalize : verb allow, validate
As in legitimatize : verb legalize
As in legitimize : verb legalize

Example sentences :

Of the four daughters she bore him, three only were legitimated by his successor.
Extract from : « The History of Prostitution » by William W. Sanger

Of all the late King's legitimated Children his Majesty seem'd to be fondest of this.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I » by Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz

At the same time, the rule of Cyrus and the Persians is legitimated by his family connexion with Astyages.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 » by Various

Legitimated in infancy by an imperial diploma, Antonio was literally a courtier and politician from his cradle.
Extract from : « Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 366, April, 1846 » by Various

At last a dysentery carried him off, and legitimated the position of the usurper who had driven him into exile.
Extract from : « Ancient Egypt » by George Rawlinson

Hence the children so legitimated are said to have been called by the Germans Mantelkinder.
Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Number 166, January 1, 1853 » by Various

Roman antiquity conceived these as under the care of priesthoods, legitimated by the State.
Extract from : « Comparative Religion » by J. Estlin Carpenter

The preventive remedy applied by the Church is legitimated as well as additionally recommended by the following consideration.
Extract from : « Aids to Reflection » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Hereafter we shall also find the Princes of the Blood declaring against those Princes that had been legitimated.
Extract from : « The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume III » by Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz

The honors of the legitimated princes were restricted to the simple rank of their peerages.
Extract from : « The Conspirators » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

Synonyms for legitimated

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