Meaning & use
Delegitimize
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To undermine or destroy the legitimacy or authority of something.
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The scandal threatened to delegitimize the entire election process.
Critics accused the report of trying to delegitimize the scientific consensus.
A note on using this word
Frequently used in political and legal writing to describe attempts to strip institutions or claims of their perceived authority.
Words with a similar meaning
discreditundermine
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Words with an opposite meaning
legitimize
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