Meanings
verbdelegitimatize (third-person singular simple present delegitimatizes, present participle delegitimatizing, simple past and past participle delegitimatized)
present singular third person delegitimatizes · participle present delegitimatizing · participle past delegitimatized · past delegitimatized
- To delegitimize.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishlegitimatize
- Englishdelegitimatize
From de- + legitimatize.
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delegitimatize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delegitimatize
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“delegitimatize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delegitimatize. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delegitimatize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delegitimatize.
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