delegitimize
delegitimize · delegitimizes · delegitimized · delegitimizing
делегітимізувати
To make something less legitimateTo make something less legitimate.
» The U.S. Supreme Court has delegitimized itself.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make something less legitimate.
(transitive)To make something illegal that was previously legal.
делегітимізува́тиdelehitymizuváty
Examples
2 sentencesThe U.S. Supreme Court has delegitimized itself.
Some say Mitch McConnell delegitimized the U.S. Supreme Court, but it was actually always illegitimate.
Translations
4 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
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Forms
delegitimizes, delegitimizing, delegitimized, delegitimized| Base form | delegitimize · to delegitimize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | delegitimizes |
| Present participle | delegitimizing |
| Past simple | delegitimized |
| Past participle | delegitimized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDeriveddelegitimizer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle