Hyphenation of legitimate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word legitimate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

le-git-i-mate

Definitions of legitimate:

1.	Make legal Marijuana should be legalized
2.	Show or affirm to be just and legitimate
3.	Make (an illegitimate child) legitimate Declare the legitimacy of (someone) They legitimized their natural child
4.	Of marriages and offspring Recognized as lawful
5.	Based on known statements or events or conditions Rain was a logical expectation
6.	Given the time of year
7.	In accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles Legitimate advertising practices
8.	Authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law A legitimate government

Synonyms of legitimate:

adj	legitimate, lawfully-begotten, morganatic, left-handed, true, lawful, rightful, authorized, authorised, legal, valid
adj	logical, valid
adj	established, constituted
adj	lawful, licit, legal
verb	legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimatize, legitimatise, permit, allow, let, countenance
verb	justify, vindicate
verb	change, alter, modify

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.