- delegitimize
- transitive verb
Date: 1968
to diminish or destroy the legitimacy, prestige, or authority of <delegitimize a government> • delegitimization noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
delegitimize
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delegitimize — (Amer.) v. revoke the legitimacy or legal status of a person or something (also delegitimise) … English contemporary dictionary
delegitimize — [dē lə jit′ə mīz΄] vt. delegitimized, delegitimizing to diminish or undermine the legitimacy or authority of; discredit, devalue, etc. delegitimization n … English World dictionary
delegitimize — delegitimization, n. /dee li jit euh muyz /, v.t., delegitimized, delegitimizing. to remove the legitimate or legal status of. Also, esp. Brit., delegitimise. [DE + LEGITIMIZE] * * * … Universalium
delegitimize — verb To make something illegal that was previously legal … Wiktionary
delegitimize — or delegitimise verb withdraw legitimate status from. Derivatives delegitimization noun … English new terms dictionary
delegitimize — de·legitimize … English syllables
delegitimize — … Useful english dictionary
delegitimized — delegitimize (Amer.) v. revoke the legitimacy or legal status of a person or something (also delegitimise) … English contemporary dictionary
delegitimizes — delegitimize (Amer.) v. revoke the legitimacy or legal status of a person or something (also delegitimise) … English contemporary dictionary
delegitimizing — delegitimize (Amer.) v. revoke the legitimacy or legal status of a person or something (also delegitimise) … English contemporary dictionary
