Meaning

1 senses

  1. To make illegitimate.

Examples

14 sentences

  1. The king had numerous illegitimate children with her.

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  2. For a start, he was the illegitimate son of an unmarried mother.

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  3. All states are illegitimate.

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  4. Sami has an illegitimate daughter.

    deSami hat eine illegitime Tochter. — Melang

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  5. He has four illegitimate children.

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Origin

First attested in 1536, from Latin illēgitimus, most likely an adapted borrowing of Middle

First attested in 1536, from Latin illēgitimus, most likely an adapted borrowing of Middle French illegitime, equivalent to il- + legitimate, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3).

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Forms

illegitimates, illegitimating, illegitimated, illegitimated
Base formillegitimate · to illegitimate
3rd person singularillegitimates
Present participleillegitimating
Past simpleillegitimated
Past participleillegitimated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyillegitimate
he, she, itillegitimates

Past simpleLesson

all personsillegitimated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave illegitimated
he, she, ithas illegitimated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill illegitimate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
illegalA2illegallyB1illegibleillicitilliteracyilliterate

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