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illegitimate

UK
/ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/
US
/ɪlɪˈdʒɪtəmɪt/

Translations

illegitimatenoun
illegitimates
pl
UK
/ˌɪl.ɪˈdʒɪt.ɪ.mət/
US
/ˌɪl.ɪˈdʒɪt.ə.mət/
Additional translations
illégitimeEmploi substantivé rare pour désigner une personne née hors mariage.
Synonyms
natural child
love-child
out-of-wedlock child
child born out of wedlock
illegitimate child
bastard
illegitimateadjective
more illegitimate
Comp.
most illegitimate
Super.
UK
/ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/
US
/ɪlɪˈdʒɪtəmɪt/
The company faced penalties for its illegitimate business practices.
L'entreprise a été sanctionnée pour ses pratiques commerciales illégitimes.
illégitimeEn parlant d’un enfant né hors mariage.
In the past, children born out of wedlock were often labeled as illegitimate.
Autrefois, les enfants nés hors mariage étaient souvent qualifiés d’illégitimes.
Synonyms
spurious
unrecognized
invalid
unauthorized
illicit
unlawful
fraudulent
Antonyms
legitimate
illegitimateverb
illegitimated
Past Simple
illegitimated
Past Participle
illegitimating
Gerund
UK
/ˌɪl.ɪˈdʒɪt.ɪ.mət/
US
/ˌɪl.ɪˈdʒɪt.ə.mət/
Rare, chiefly formal: to render illegitimate or invalidate.
The regime tried to illegitimate the opposition's claim to power.
Le régime a tenté d’illégitimer la revendication de l’opposition au pouvoir.

Definitions

illegitimatenoun
A person born of parents not lawfully married to each other.
As an illegitimate, he faced discrimination in inheritance matters.
illegitimateadjective
Not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules.
The company faced penalties for its illegitimate business practices.
Born of parents not lawfully married to each other.
In the past, children born out of wedlock were often labeled as illegitimate.
illegitimateverb
To render illegitimate; to declare or make unlawful or invalid.
The regime tried to illegitimate the opposition's claim to power.
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