legitymować

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French légitimer, German legitimieren + -ować, from Medieval Latin legitimare, from Latin lēgitimus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛ.ɡi.tɨˈmɔ.vat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: le‧gi‧ty‧mo‧wać

Verb

legitymować impf

  1. (transitive) to authorize, to justify, to warrant (to grant (someone) the permission or power necessary to do (something))
    Synonyms: upoważniać, uprawniać

Verb

legitymować impf (perfective wylegitymować)

  1. (transitive) to perform an ID check (to request to see a person’s identification for proof of identity or age)
  2. (reflexive) to show one's ID
    Hypernym: okazywać

Conjugation

adjective
  • legitymacyjny
  • legitymizacyjny
nouns
verb

Further reading

  • legitymować in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • legitymować in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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