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delegitimize

[ dee-li-jit-uh-mahyz ]

verb (used with object)

delegitimized, delegitimizing.
  1. to remove the legitimate or legal status of.


delegitimize

/ ˌ徱ːɪˈɪɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to make invalid, illegal, or unacceptable

    crushing and delegitimizing all dissent in Central Asia

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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𲵾پˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • l·i··tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

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Example Sentences

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The leader tries to delegitimize judges, sideline autonomous government agencies and muzzle the media.

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And if the Internet was already a basement, it is now one flooded with influencers devoted to delegitimizing reporting on unflattering truths by transforming Trump loyalists into heroes via memes.

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Should Trump disobey, and therefore delegitimize, the courts, the decision could come back to bite him when the time comes for the president to see his own lawful agenda enforced, some legal experts say.

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They delegitimize themselves, then call talk of their legitimacy dangerous.

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The fake news is trying to minimize President Trump’s massive and historic victory to try to delegitimize his mandate.

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