delegitimate

动词 v.
/ˌdiːlɨˈdʒɪtɨmeɪt/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cause (something) not to be legitimate; to make illegitimate, to illegitimize. transitive
    — Equally, the arguments delegitimate rival claims both from insiders […] and from outsiders seeking hegemony over the ‘national’ territory.

词形变化

delegitimates present,singular,third-person delegitimating participle,present delegitimated participle,past delegitimated past

词源

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.
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