Meaning
to legitimise
- to make legitimate, justify, or give legal or moral validity to
In a sentence
Questo accordo rischia di legittimare comportamenti scorretti da parte dell'azienda.
This agreement risks legitimising misconduct on the part of the company.
Il voto popolare ha legittimato la nuova riforma costituzionale.
The popular vote legitimised the new constitutional reform.
Nessuna provocazione può legittimare una reazione così violenta.
No provocation can justify such a violent reaction.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| legittimare | infinitive |
| legittimo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| legittimi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| legittima | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| legittimiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| legittimate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| legittimano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| legittimavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| legittimavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| legittimava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| legittimavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| legittimavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| legittimavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| legittimai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| legittimasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| legittimò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| legittimammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| legittimaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| legittimarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| legittimerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| legittimerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| legittimerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| legittimeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| legittimerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| legittimeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| legittimi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| legittimi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
Usage notes
- Formal: common in political, legal, and academic contexts.
- Takes auxiliary avere: 'ha legittimato'.