delegitimize

[dee-li-jit-uh-mahyz]

de·le·git·i·mize

[dee-li-jit-uh-mahyz]
verb (used with object), de·le·git·i·mized, de·le·git·i·miz·ing.
to remove the legitimate or legal status of.
Also, especially British, de·le·git·i·mise.


Origin:
de- + legitimize

de·le·git·i·mi·za·tion, noun
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Delegitimize has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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delegitimize or delegitimise (ˌdiːlɪˈdʒɪtɪˌmaɪz)
 
vb
to make invalid, illegal, or unacceptable: crushing and delegitimizing all dissent in Central Asia
 
delegitimise or delegitimise
 
vb
 
delegitimi'zation or delegitimise
 
n
 
delegitimi'sation or delegitimise
 
n

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