Meaning & use
Illegitimize
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To make something illegitimate; to deprive of legal or legitimate status.
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The new ruling effectively illegitimized the previous election results.
Critics argued the policy would illegitimize thousands of existing land claims.
A note on using this word
"Illegitimize" is closely related to "delegitimize," and the two are often used interchangeably in political and legal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
invalidatedelegitimize
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Words with an opposite meaning
legitimizevalidate
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