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delegitimate

American  
[dee-li-jit-uh-mayt] / ˌdi lɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt /

verb (used with object)

delegitimated, delegitimating

  1. delegitimize.

Other Word Forms

  • delegitimation noun

Example Sentences

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To further isolate these regimes and persuade other states not to sponsor terror, we will use a range of tools and efforts to delegitimate terrorism as an instrument of statecraft.

From National Strategy for Combating Terrorism September 2006 by National Security Council (U.S.)

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