delegitimize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē′li jit′ə mīz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•le•git•i•mize  (dē′li jit′ə mīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -mized, -miz•ing. 
  1. to remove the legitimate or legal status of.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] de′le•git′i•mise′. 
  • de- + legitimize
de′le•git′i•mi•za′tion, n. 

'delegitimize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
delegitimatize

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