de·le·git·i·mize (d  l -j t -m z)tr.v. de·le·git·i·mized, de·le·git·i·miz·ing, de·le·git·i·miz·es To revoke the legal or legitimate status of: "Out of poverty sprout social instability and desperation, which delegitimize governments that declare themselves democratic" (Oscar Arias Sanchez). de le·giti·mi·zation (-m-z shn) n. |
delegitimize, delegitimise [ˌdiːlɪˈdʒɪtɪmaɪz]
vb (tr)
to make invalid, illegal, or unacceptable crushing and delegitimizing all dissent in Central Asia
delegitimization , delegitimisation n
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