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Definition of legitimating:

(adj) : In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
(adj) : Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
(adj) : Authentic, real, genuine.
(adj) : (of a child) Lawfully begotten, i.e. born to a married couple or later legitimated.
(adj) : (of a sexual partner) Legally married.
(v) : (transitive) To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.

Definition of legitimating:

(adj) : In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.
(adj) : Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
(adj) : Authentic, real, genuine.
(adj) : (of a child) Lawfully begotten, i.e. born to a married couple or later legitimated.
(adj) : (of a sexual partner) Legally married.
(v) : (transitive) To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.

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