verb
Meaning 1
To make something less legitimate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: delegitimate
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
delegitimize
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verb
Meaning 2
To make something illegal that was previously legal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: delegitimate, criminalize, illegalize
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English legitimate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English legitimize English delegitimize From de- + legitimize.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: délégitimer — Translations
- Portuguese: deslegitimar — Translations
- Spanish: deslegitimar — Translations
- Ukrainian: делегітимізува́ти (delehitymizuváty) — Translations