delegitimate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌdiːlɨˈdʒɪtɨmeɪt/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English legitimate English delegitimate From de- + legitimate.
Meanings
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(transitive) To cause (something) not to be legitimate; to make illegitimate, to illegitimize.
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, published 2017, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| delegitimated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| delegitimated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| delegitimates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| delegitimating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |