delegitimate

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English

Etymology

From de- +‎ legitimate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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  1. (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.

Synonyms

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