delegitimate
English
Etymology
From de- + legitimate.
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- (transitive) To cause (something) not to be legitimate; to make illegitimate, to illegitimize.
- 2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin 2017, p. 7:
- Equally, the arguments delegitimate rival claims both from insiders […] and from outsiders seeking hegemony over the ‘national’ territory.
- 2016, Peter H. Wilson, The Holy Roman Empire, Penguin 2017, p. 7: