delegitimize

[ dee-li-jit-uh-mahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, de·le·git·i·mized, de·le·git·i·miz·ing.

delegitimize

/ ˌdiːlɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmaɪz /

to make invalid, illegal, or unacceptable
crushing and delegitimizing all dissent in Central Asia

It would delegitimize every conception of Israel in which democracy is absolutely fundamental.

Traduce him, delegitimize him—and slow economic recovery in hopes that voters will cast a protest vote for the GOP.

But BDS aims not only to weaken the state, itself an immoral goal, but also to delegitimize its very existence.

And we have vigorously opposed efforts to delegitimize the Jewish State.

That would change overnight and Washington would almost certainly re-start a campaign to delegitimize the court around the world.

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