delegitimate

vt. 使(统治机构等)丧失合法性(或权威), 使失去权力(或威望)；削弱…的权力(或威望)

发音

UK /ˌdiːlɨˈdʒɪtɨmeɪt/

词形变化

delegitimated delegitimates 三单 delegitimates delegitimating delegitimating 现在分词 delegitimated 过去式 delegitimated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause (something) not to be legitimate; to make illegitimate, to illegitimize.

    及物

词源

From de- + legitimate.

来源：wiktionary