"delegitimize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: delegitimizes [present, singular, third-person], delegitimizing [participle, present], delegitimized [participle, past], delegitimized [past]
Etymology: de- + legitimize Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|legitimize}} de- + legitimize Head templates: {{en-verb}} delegitimize (third-person singular simple present delegitimizes, present participle delegitimizing, simple past and past participle delegitimized)
  1. To make something less legitimate.
    Sense id: en-delegitimize-en-verb-SZYoTV~F
  2. To make something illegal that was previously legal.
    Sense id: en-delegitimize-en-verb-j6uJ4D~e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): délégitimer (French), deslegitimar (Portuguese), deslegitimar (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 45 55

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Download JSON data for delegitimize meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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