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legitimar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • justify verb To give a good reason or explanation for something.
  • legitimize verb To make something officially lawful or accepted as valid.

Senses

legitimar is used for these senses in English:

  • justify (transitive) To provide an acceptable explanation for.
  • justify (transitive) To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.
  • legitimize (transitive) To make legitimate.

justify — full definition

  1. verb To give a good reason or explanation for something.
  2. verb To arrange text so that its lines align evenly along a margin or margins.

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